Works in Progress

Towards a Working Definition of ‘Conspiracy Theory’ and ‘Conspiracism’
Description: This paper will review academic literature in order to understand the competing theories and definitions of the concepts of conspiracy theory and conspiracism as a means to inform later work in the study of conspiracist content.

Constructing Fantasy Racism: Table-Top Roleplaying Games and the Reproduction of Racist Tropes
Description: This work is an analysis of the way Table-Top Roleplaying games reinforce and recreate racist tropes. Using the text of case study roleplaying games, this text will describe and critique the process of recreating and reinforcing tropes and stereotypes within gamified, collaborative storytelling mediums.