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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 | Journalism Studies
Guest lecture on Political Authenticity
Vote for me, I am authentic! Insights into the current research on authenticity in political communication.
Dec 03, 2024 | Communication Theory and Media Effects
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 | Journalism Studies
New publication: "Online monitoring activism: civic surveillance practices as a reaction to the rise of the far-right in the COVID-19 pandemic"
Sep 30, 2024 | Digitalization and Participation
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 | Journalism Studies
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 | Journalism Studies
Presentation at Diversity and Gender in Journalism Conference
Presentation by Marko Bachl, Aliya Andrich, and Emese Domahidi (both TU Ilmenau), titled "Do women write more about women? The effect of journalists’ gender on media visibility of US politicians".
Sep 16, 2024 | Digital Research Methods
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 | Journalism Studies
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 | Journalism Studies
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 | Journalism Studies
#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 | Journalism Studies
Special issue on computational methods for studying media effects published in CMM
The special issue is published in Communication Methods and Measures, the leading international journal for empirical methods in communication.
Apr 26, 2024 | Digital Research Methods
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 | Journalism Studies
“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 | Journalism Studies
Symposium of the Division Communication Theory and Media Effects
Apr 03, 2024 | Communication Theory and Media Effects
2nd place DGPuK Best Paper Award for Annett Heft, Kilian Buehling and colleagues
Mar 28, 2024 | Communication Theory and Media Effects
New division member: Jo-Ju (Ru) Kao
Jo-Ju (Ru) Kao joined the Digital Research Methods division as a Ph.D. student and researcher.
Mar 26, 2024 | Digital Research Methods
Dissertation award of the DGPuK for Daniela Stoltenberg
Mar 26, 2024 | Communication Theory and Media Effects
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 | Journalism Studies
