Unraveling Conspiracy Films: Navigating Capitalism and the Impossible Totality

This chapter explores how conspiracy films in American cinema of the 1970s symbolize people's struggle to understand capitalism and their role within it. It analyzes the depiction of organized crime as a metaphor for the complexities of capitalism, highlighting the films' inability to fully capture the totality of social systems. The discussion also delves into the influence of Jamison's theories on the speakers' projects, emphasizing the challenges of dialectical thinking and the importance of embracing error in the pursuit of truth.