Caroline LeichtRe-#introduction
I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Southampton, researching gendered representations of presidential candidates in political satire. I'm also the Comms Officer of the PSA Early Career Network.
Research Interests: #gender #media and #politics (#polisci ), political communication (#polcomm) , #elections
Formerly: Editor and reporter with a focus on US politics & elections #journalism
Pipsqueak@carolineleicht @politicalscience @communicationscholars @genderpolitics
Fascinating line of research!
@Runtzofallvariety Thank you so much! Can honestly say I enjoy every second of it :)
I'd be interested in reading your findings! Are you in the process of publishing?
@Runtzofallvariety I am, yes! I actually just spoke to Political Studies Review about some of my preliminary findings (as well as my published State of the Art article in the journal). You can find it here if you're interested: https://psr.brunel.ac.uk/2023/06/27/psr-interviews-19-nightly-news-or-nightly-jokes-news-parody-as-a-form-of-political-communication-a-review-of-the-literature-caroline-v-leicht/
PSR Interviews #19: Nightly News or Nightly Jokes? News Parody as a Form of Political Communication: A Review of the Literature - Caroline V. Leicht - Political Studies Review: our blog
“Research has found that citizens in the United States are more likely to turn to late-night comedy programs than to national newspapers for their election news. As we continue to observe these phenomena, it is increasingly more important to expand the research agenda as well” – claims Caroline V. Leicht. In this interview, based on … Continue reading "PSR Interviews #19: Nightly News or Nightly Jokes? News Parody as a Form of Political Communication: A Review of the Literature – Caroline V. Leicht"
Oh, my! I teach college composition, and I'm always on the lookout for scholarly articles that will attract students' interest - Your work more than fits the bill.(hmm...there's still room on the fall syllabus too...)
@Runtzofallvariety oh that sounds amazing - and I'm sure your students appreciate the dedication to finding new material! If you do include some of my work on the syllabus, I'd love to know :)