June 11, 2024
Playing with misinformation, lying with truth: satirical conspiracy theories and sacred seriousness of play in online imageboard cultures

Continuum (Published: 16th May 2024) ABSTRACT Knowingly re-circulated misinformation online is a widespread phenomenon that is increasingly met with suspicion or even condemnation in spite of the sharer’s intent. The article recasts misinformation sharing into cultural play practice questioning this sensibility. Drawing on Huizinga’s concept of play and the Lacanian notion of belief-through-other, it claims […]

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