Samuel Beckenhauer

Samuel Beckenhauer’s research primarily focuses on the politics of conspiracy theory discourses and their conditions of possibility. Samuel employs discourse analysis to examine the production, proliferation, and governance of conspiracy theory discourses across contemporary cybernetic systems of communication. In addition to teaching courses on the politics of conspiracy theories, Samuel teaches courses in International Relations that focus on the history of global political thought and the international state system, global geopolitics, security studies, the politics of data and technology, as well as environmental politics. 

Prior to joining the Global and International Studies program at SUNY Oswego in Fall 2024, Samuel graduated from the interdisciplinary Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought (ASPECT) doctoral program at Virginia Tech with concentrations in political thought and social theory. Samuel previously served as editor for SPECTRA: The ASPECT Journal and has published in New Political Science and The Montreal Review.