Now Available: JFR (May–August 2026)
Volume 63, issue 2 of the Journal of Folklore Research is now available in print via Indiana University Press and in electronic form on Project MUSE! This special issue focuses on the topic of conspiracy theories. Articles include:
- “Conspiracy Theory: What’s in a Name?” by Ian Brodie, Andrea Kitta, and Jesse A. Fivecoate
- “Action-Oriented Response: Toward an Understanding of Ostension Beyond Narrative Event” by Jesse A. Fivecoate
- “I Tell My People the Truth: Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories and the Performance of Vernacular Authority in Religious Social Networks in Malawi” by Anika Wilson
- “The Plan: An American Belief Narrative” by David S. Rotenstein
- “Conspiracy Thinking as Political Boundary Work: COVID-19 Conspiracy Narratives in Iran” by Afsane Rezaei
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