[Air-L] CFP Convergence Special Issue 'Conspiracy Theories in Digital Environments'

[JING ZENG]

(apologies for cross-posting)

Dear Air-L members,

Please see below a CFP that might be interesting for those of you who
research conspiracy theories. If you have any questions, please don’t
hesitate to contact me.

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 *Conspiracy Theories in Digital Environments*

 *Special Issue of Convergence: The International Journal of Research into
New Media Technologies*

Guest editors:

Dr. Jing Zeng (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

Prof. Mike S. Schäfer (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

Prof. Thaiane Oliveira (Federal Fluminense University, Brazil)



Timeline:

 Deadline for Abstracts: 1 May 2021

 Notification on submitted abstracts: 4 June 2021

 Full article submission deadline: 1 September 2021.

The full CFP is available here
https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/CON/convergenceCFP_2021March9-1615523497.pdf

This special issue aims to assemble scholarship from different disciplinary
perspectives that offer conceptual reflections, methodological advances,
and in-depth discussions of conspiracy theories in digital environments. We
particularly welcome submissions investigating this topic in countries or
regions in the Global South. The editors welcome contributions that
explore, or go beyond, questions such as:

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   Which actors propagate conspiracy theories in digital environments, how
   prevalent are conspiracy theories in public discourse, which users
   contribute to this reach and in what ways does it affect them?
   -

   To what extent do the communication and social functions of online
   conspiracy theories differ across cultural contexts? How do conspiracy
   theories operate online in different political systems?
   -

   What conceptual and theoretical approaches are needed to analyse
   conspiracy theories in digital environments - in how far do existing
   concepts and theories have to be adapted or are novel concepts and theories
   needed?
   -

   What methodological approaches are suitable for
   cross-platform/cross-lingual/cross-national analysis of conspiracy
   theories?
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   How do platform affordances influence conspiracy theories in digital
   environments, especially in the case of emerging or “fringe” platforms
   (such as TikTok, 8kun, Gab or Parler)?

Please send a 500-word abstract and a 100-word bio to guest editors:
j.zeng at ikmz.uzh.ch, m.schaefer at ikmz.uzh.ch, and thaianeoliveira at id.uff.br
by 1 May 2021.

—End of Call—

Jing Zeng

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Dr. Jing Zeng
Senior Research and Teaching Associate
University of Zurich, Department of Communication and Media Research
Andreasstrasse 15, Zürich 8050, Switzerland