Seminar led by Damir Skenderovic, University of Fribourg.

In this seminar we will discuss texts that focus on the relationship between conspiracy theories and right-wing populism. The aim is to explore the extent to which debates on the concept of (right-wing) populism include conspiratorial thinking as a defining dimension. Furthermore, the texts present past and present examples that illustrate the importance of conspiracy theories in right-wing populist politics.

Damir Skenderovic is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). His fields of research are the radical right after 1945, populism, migration history, and the sixties.

There is a reading assignment; an article (approximately 10 pages) will be circulated. Please register by 24 October by email to johan.ostling@hist.lu.se or patrik.fridlund@ctr.lu.se

With financial support from Krooks stiftelse and Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge.

 

Organizer:

Beyond Truth & Lies. Conspiracy Theories, Post-truth and the Possibility of Public Debate (project)
https://www.beyondtruthandlies.ht.lu.se

in association with 

At the End of the World (programme)

https://www.endoftheworld.lu.se

and

Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge

https://newhistoryofknowledge.com