The Creativity of Conspiracy Theories

Autor/inn/en	Bonetto, Eric; Arciszewski, Thomas
Titel	The Creativity of Conspiracy Theories
Quelle	In: Journal of Creative Behavior, 55 (2021) 4, S.916-924 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bonetto, Eric)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0175
DOI	10.1002/jocb.497
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Beliefs; Misconceptions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Belief; Glaube; Missverständnis
Abstract	Conspiracy theories are narratives, they tell mostly fictional stories. In that sense, conspiracy theories are creative productions similar to other productions involving narratives, such as poems, films, or stories. However, contrary to these productions regularly studied in the field of creativity, conspiracy theories remain unexplored in this field. The present contribution proposes to consider conspiracy narratives as creative products. We discuss the extent to which these narratives meet the criteria of the "standard definition" of creativity and how their negative individual and societal consequences place conspiracy narratives in the "dark side of creativity." We argue that this new perspective on conspiracies may partly change the way we study their construction and their psychological convenience. We finally discuss some theoretical and methodological perspectives linked to this proposition. Overall, this contribution intends to draw the attention of creativity researchers to these real-world and abundant creative products. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01