Conspiracy narratives south of the border : bad hombres do the twist /
Soltero, Gonzalo, 1973-
Conspiracy narratives south of the border : bad hombres do the twist / Gonzalo Soltero. - 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations. - Conspiracy theories .
"This book examines four conspiracy narratives from Mexico that push the boundaries of conspiracy research in a new direction. They include narratives about Lee Harvey Oswald's visit to Mexico City, shortly before he apparently assassinated JFK, and street gangs across borders and how some of our worst fears are projected into them. Mexico is a fertile terrain for conspiracy theories, due to its own characteristics as a complex social environment and its vicinity to the United States, which not only made it a strategic platform during the cold war but also today's land of bad hombres Donald Trump has intended to fend off with a wall. Conspiracy theories are always narrative in nature, telling us about the state of the world and the actors behind such states of affairs. This narrativity tends to be so enthralling that they have increasingly become the substance of entertainment and even politics. This volume analyses Mexican conspiracy narratives, explaining how they produce meaning in a variety of different social and political contexts. This book will be of interest to researchers of conspiracy theories, crime and its representations, Mexican politics and society, and US-Latin American relations"--
9781003033028 1003033024 9781000207453 1000207455 9781000207378 1000207374 9781000207415 1000207412
10.4324/9781003033028 doi
Conspiracy theories--Mexico.
Narrative inquiry (Research method)
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
Mexico--In popular culture.
Mexico--Social conditions.
Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.
HV6275 / .M48 2021
001.9
Conspiracy narratives south of the border : bad hombres do the twist / Gonzalo Soltero. - 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations. - Conspiracy theories .
"This book examines four conspiracy narratives from Mexico that push the boundaries of conspiracy research in a new direction. They include narratives about Lee Harvey Oswald's visit to Mexico City, shortly before he apparently assassinated JFK, and street gangs across borders and how some of our worst fears are projected into them. Mexico is a fertile terrain for conspiracy theories, due to its own characteristics as a complex social environment and its vicinity to the United States, which not only made it a strategic platform during the cold war but also today's land of bad hombres Donald Trump has intended to fend off with a wall. Conspiracy theories are always narrative in nature, telling us about the state of the world and the actors behind such states of affairs. This narrativity tends to be so enthralling that they have increasingly become the substance of entertainment and even politics. This volume analyses Mexican conspiracy narratives, explaining how they produce meaning in a variety of different social and political contexts. This book will be of interest to researchers of conspiracy theories, crime and its representations, Mexican politics and society, and US-Latin American relations"--
9781003033028 1003033024 9781000207453 1000207455 9781000207378 1000207374 9781000207415 1000207412
10.4324/9781003033028 doi
Conspiracy theories--Mexico.
Narrative inquiry (Research method)
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
Mexico--In popular culture.
Mexico--Social conditions.
Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.
HV6275 / .M48 2021
001.9