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Call for Papers: Journal Special Issue on Conspiracy Theory in China Today
Kevin Carrico (Macquarie University) and Gerry Groot (University of Adelaide)
Contemporary Chinese culture is rife with conspiracy theory: from the official narrative of the anti-China conspiracy to the popular bestseller Currency Wars' analysis of the role of “the Rothschilds” in global finance, and from tales of ethnic minorities armed with HIV-infected hypodermic needles to detailed narratives of genetically modified organisms as a medium for global genocide. Proliferating through both official and popular culture, this increasingly rich and influential genre of explaining the world has nevertheless been largely overlooked in academic studies.
We envision this special issue, proposed for Asian Studies Review, as a collection of research articles broadly analyzing conspiracy theory, rumors, and political paranoia in China today. We ask: why does conspiratorial thought appear to be on the rise? And what are the implications of this particular mode of thought for official and popular cultures?
Potential topics for analysis in relation to conspiracy theory might include, but are not limited to:
 Politics: political intrigue and struggle, state media and information transparency, “state secrets,” Marxism and conspiracy, the “anti-China conspiracy” and international relations (Japan, USA, Taiwan, maritime issues)
Environmental and biological concerns: pollution, disease and health, GMOs and biochemical programs
Social tensions: ethnic relations, finance, pyramid schemes, imaginings of beggars and other fringe figures
Popular culture: social media and political “rumors,” anti-foreign sentiment and “foreign spies,” Currency Wars and other examples of print media conspiracies, and the global exchange of conspiracy theories (Freemason narratives, anti-Semitism, UFOs, etc.)
Final manuscripts should be no more 8000 words, including references. We encourage submissions from scholars at all career stages, across disciplines, and all career types (e.g., alt-ac, post-ac, contingent faculty, non-tenure track, and tenure-track faculty).
Please email abstracts (under 500 words) and a brief bio to Kevin Carrico (kevin.carrico at mq.edu.au) and Gerry Groot (gerry.groot at adelaide.edu.au) by October 1, 2016.
Accepted abstracts will be invited for full-length submissions, which will be due April 1, 2017.
Kevin Carrico
Lecturer, Chinese Studies
Dept. of International Studies
Macquarie University
Building W6A, Room 227
Ryde, NSW 2109 Australia
https://mq.academia.edu/KevinCarrico 
Tibet on Fire: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2051-tibet-on-fire
by denton.2 at osu.edu on August 22, 2016
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