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New Publication: „Shame must change sides: Affective media practices and the Mazan rape cases on TikTok“
The rise of digital platforms has transformed feminist activism, reshaping how sexualized violence is discussed, witnessed, and challenged. In a new article published in Media, Culture & Society , our colleagues Annabella Backes , Margreth Lünenborg , and Kerstin Schankweiler examine responses to the Mazan rape cases on TikTok, focusing on survivor Gisèle Pelicot’s powerful statement: “Shame must change sides.”
Oct 29, 2025 | Journalism Studies
New special issue on “Diversity, Intersectionality, and Gender in Journalism”
Following the conference of the groups “Media, Public Sphere, and Gender” and “Journalism/Journalism Research,” M&K has published a special issue.
Sep 02, 2025 | Journalism Studies
“Then journalism fundamentally delegitimizes itself.”
Prof. Lünenborg was a guest on Deutschlandfunk radio. There she spoke about the representation of migrants in journalism and warned against journalism that fails to take migration processes into account and enable a view of society as a whole.
Aug 14, 2025 | Journalism Studies
4th DiMES Workshop on Qualitative Text Analysis
The 2-day workshop was taught by Prof. Audrey Alejandro (London School of Economics and Political Science).
Jul 28, 2025 | Digital Research Methods
New Publication: Affective Dynamics in #MyBodyMyChoice Memetic Performances on TikTok
A new article by Margreth Lünenborg and Annabella Backes has been published as part of the special issue “Public Emotions and the Affective Forces of Social Activism” of the journal Javnost – The Public .
Jul 07, 2025 | Journalism Studies
Article on the effect of sexism on women’s participation in political online discussions published in Communication Research
This study tests whether seeing female politicians in the news encourages other women to participate in online discussions, or if the sexist backlash they receive has the opposite effect. Our experiment reveals that sexist comments are a powerful deterrent that increases women's fear and lowers their confidence, while the presence of a female role model alone provides no significant boost to participation.
Jul 01, 2025 | Digital Research Methods
New Publication: Special Issue on Social Media Influencers and Political Communication
Jun 17, 2025 | Media Effects
Cosmopolitan Communication Studies – New Open Access book out now!
May 12, 2025 | International Communication
How contradiction can be explored in the discourse around Rammstein
The journal Publizistik has published another article on the theorization and research of media practices of contradiction in networked public spheres.
Apr 23, 2025 | Journalism Studies
Survey on German TV Series
Attention TV-Fans: You can now take part in our online survey and maybe get selected for our discussion rounds about Berlin TV series.
Apr 16, 2025 | From Dallas to Berlin on Demand
Conference on affective mobilization
From 21 to 23 May, the CRC Affective Societies is organizing the conference “Mobilizing Affect - Affective Mobilization” in collaboration with a research project at TU Dresden.
Apr 16, 2025 | Journalism Studies
DGPuK prize for work on practices of contradiction
Tanja Thomas, Margreth Lünenborg, Dagmar Hoffmann, Susanne Eichner and Susanne Kinnebrock won the third prize for outstanding communication science papers at the DGPuK annual conference.
Apr 08, 2025 | Journalism Studies
Marko Bachl elected editor of Studies in Communication and Media
Marko Bachl has been elected as one of the four co-editors of the journal SCM – Studies in Communication and Media.
Apr 02, 2025 | Digital Research Methods
Publication: How the boundary between activism and journalism is negotiated
In the newly published SCM paper, Wolfgang Reißmann, Margreth Lünenborg and Miriam Siemon use the boundary work approach to examine the discursive practice of feminist border crossers.
Mar 31, 2025 | Journalism Studies
1st DiMES Workshop on Automated Image and Video Analysis
The inaugural 2-day workshop was taught by Prof. Felica Loecherback (University of Amsterdam).
Feb 18, 2025 | Digital Research Methods
Call for Papers on Media and Emotions
The editorial team of the upcoming anthology is asking for submissions.
Dec 10, 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
