1st Edition
Conspiracy Narratives South of the Border Bad Hombres Do the Twist
By Gonzalo Soltero
Copyright 2021
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction
1. Conspiracy narratives
2. The context of bad hombres
3. Oswald does the twist
4. Blood gangs and zombie substances
5. Textual analysis
6. Simplification and Control
7. Metaphorical and atavistic readings
Conclusion
Biography
Gonzalo Soltero is an author and professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in León, Guanajuato.
