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Call for Papers on Media and Emotions
The editorial team of the upcoming anthology is asking for submissions.
Dec 10, 2024
Also for students: Work contract for automated collection of TikTok data
The department for Journalism Studies is now awarding a contract for automated data collection and coding of TikTok data.
Oct 22, 2024
New article on #FrauenSagenNein published in Feminist Media Studies
Pauline H. Zahn and Margreth Lünenborg have published a journal article on gender-critical alliances in the debate on the Self-Determination Act on Twitter/X.
Sep 23, 2024
Interview on emotions in reporting on migration
An interview with Prof. Margreth Lünenborg has been published in the magazine Drehscheibe of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung.
Sep 18, 2024
How to explore practices of contradiction
A new article on the theorization and research of media practices of contradiction in networked public spheres has been published in the journal Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft.
Jul 03, 2024
Methods workshop on researching Activists’ Affective and Networking Practices on Social Media
On July 4-5, researchers of the collaborative research center “Affective Societies” will hold a multidisciplinary methods workshop titled "Understanding Mobilization on Social Media: Methodological Approaches to Activists' Affective and Networking Practices".
Jun 14, 2024
Portrayals of the Shero: New Journal Article on the representation of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel published
Ana-Nzinga Weiß’ critical discourse analysis on female superheroes has been published in the Journal of Gender Studies
May 31, 2024
#FrauenSagenNein: New working paper on gender-critical alliances published
Pauline Zahn and Margreth Lünenborg have examined affective networking in the collective protest against the Self-Determination Act on Twitter in a new working paper.
May 07, 2024
Margreth Lünenborg becomes member of Academia Europaea
The pan-european academy of sciences "Academia Europaea" has appointed Prof. Lünenborg as a new member. She will be part of the section "Film, Media and Visual Studies".
Apr 22, 2024
“Infrastructures of Feeling: Digital Mediation, Captivation, Ambivalence” ─ Guest Lecture by Prof. Dr. Rebecca Coleman
On May 2, Prof. Dr. Rebecca Coleman from the University of Bristol will give a lecture at the Freie Universität Berlin.
Apr 18, 2024
Ana Makhashvili, Annabella Backes, and Margreth Lünenborg present “Beyond arguments? Affect-theoretical concepts of public spheres using the example of (anti-)feminist discourses“
On March 15, 2024, Ana Makhashvili, Annabella Backes and Margreth Lünenborg from the D02 project of the CRC “ Affective Socities “ gave a lecture at the 69th Annual Conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) “Visions for the ‘good life’: Media and Communication in Tomorrow's Society” at the University of Erfurt.
Mar 21, 2024
Ana Makhashvili presents “Hijacking Solidarity. Affective Networking of Far-Right Publics on Twitter”
On December 7, 2023, Ana Makhashvili from the CRC " Affective Societies " will give an online lecture on her recent publication " Hijacking Solidarity. Affective Networking of Far-Right Publics on Twitter " at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Dec 05, 2023
Discussion on Challenges in Journalism
To mark the 75th anniversary of the German Federation of Journalists and Freie Universität, a panel discussion with media representatives will take place on November 21.
Nov 14, 2023
Call for Papers for Conference about Gender and Diversity in Journalism
The call for papers for the conference "Diversity and Gender in Journalism: Intersectional Perspectives on the Professional Field and Reporting" in September 2024 in Berlin has been published.
Oct 26, 2023
Workshop “Contemporary Research on Gender and Far Right”
On 17 November 2023, Ana Makhashvili from the CRC “Affective Societies” and Luciano Santander Hoces from the Latin America Institute will be hosting the workshop on Contemporary Research on Gender and Far Right.
Oct 24, 2023
New Anthology "Affective Formation of Publics" by Lünenborg and Röttger-Rössler
On the first of September, the new volume with analyses of contemporary public spheres based on affect and emotion theory will be published.
Aug 25, 2023
New journal article “Kuqing as affective glue in China” by Margreth Lünenborg and Dong Wei
The article “Weaving the network of collectivism - Kuqing as affective glue in China: Analyzing the reality show X-Change.” by Prof. Dr. Margreth Lünenborg and Dr. Dong Wei has been published in the European Journal of Cultural Studies.
Aug 15, 2023
