SIMPLY ENTERTAINMENT? CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND POST-TRUTH IN CONTEMPORARY COMEDY
SIMPLY ENTERTAINMENT? CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND POST-TRUTH IN CONTEMPORARY COMEDY

Summary/Abstract: The paper concentrates on conspiracy theories as a subject for contemporary comedy. Based on performances by Latvian theatre artists, the author argues that comedies in the post-truth media environment function as a hybrid genre, mixing entertainment and public discourse, fact and fiction. The article concentrates on the strategies used by the performers to influence the discourse of conspiracies and mould their audience’s perceptions and beliefs by strengthening their pre-existing biases.

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