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<h3 style="margin-top:0;"><a style="font-weight: 500; font-size: 21px;line-height: 30px; margin-top:25px; margin-bottom: 10px;" href="http://u.osu.edu/mclc/2016/08/22/conspiracy-theory-in-china-today-cfp-2/" target="_blank">Conspiracy Theory in China Today–cfp</a></h3>
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<p class="p1"><b>Call for Papers: Journal Special Issue on Conspiracy Theory in China Today</b></p>
<p class="p1">Kevin Carrico (Macquarie University) and Gerry Groot (University of Adelaide)</p>
<p class="p1">Contemporary Chinese culture is rife with conspiracy theory: from the official narrative of the anti-China conspiracy to the popular bestseller <i>Currency Wars'</i> 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.</p>
<p class="p1">We envision this special issue, proposed for <i>Asian Studies Review</i>, 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?</p>
<p class="p1">Potential topics for analysis in relation to conspiracy theory might include, but are not limited to:</p>
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<li class="p1"> 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)</li>
<li class="p1">Environmental and biological concerns: pollution, disease and health, GMOs and biochemical programs</li>
<li class="p1">Social tensions: ethnic relations, finance, pyramid schemes, imaginings of beggars and other fringe figures</li>
<li class="p1">Popular culture: social media and political “rumors,” anti-foreign sentiment and “foreign spies,” <i>Currency Wars</i> and other examples of print media conspiracies, and the global exchange of conspiracy theories (Freemason narratives, anti-Semitism, UFOs, etc.)</li>
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<p class="p1">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).</p>
<p class="p1">Please email abstracts (under 500 words) and a brief bio to Kevin Carrico (<a href="mailto:kevin.carrico@mq.edu.au">kevin.carrico@mq.edu.au</a>) and Gerry Groot (<a href="mailto:gerry.groot@adelaide.edu.au">gerry.groot@adelaide.edu.au</a>) by October 1, 2016.</p>
<p class="p1">Accepted abstracts will be invited for full-length submissions, which will be due April 1, 2017.</p>
<p>Kevin Carrico<br />
Lecturer, Chinese Studies<br />
Dept. of International Studies<br />
Macquarie University<br />
Building W6A, Room 227<br />
Ryde, NSW 2109 Australia<br />
<a href="https://mq.academia.edu/KevinCarrico">https://mq.academia.edu/KevinCarrico</a><span class="s2"> </span><br />
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by <a href="mailto:denton.2@osu.edu">denton.2@osu.edu</a> on August 22, 2016 </div>
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