New OA article in JVPC: “Visual attention to mobilizing political social media posts: An eye-tracking study” This study uses an eye-tracking experiment to examine engagement with Instagram-style political posts and drivers of political participation. doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

New in Journal of Visual Political Communication (Vol. 12, Issue 2): "The Good, the Bad and the Revolutionary: China’s Leadership of the Non-Aligned States Through Anti-Imperialist Political Cartoons" by Avital Zuk Avina. 🔗 doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

New in Journal of Visual Political Communication (Vol. 12, Issue 2): "Studying Visual Disinformation: A Computational Literature Review of Current Issues, Trends and Research Methods of a Growing Field" by Xénia Farkas & Moa Eriksson Krutrök. 🔗 doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

New in JVPC (Vol. 12, Issue 2): "The Implicit Paradox in Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Fast" by Deepali Yadav, Vipin K. Kadavath & Gitanjali Singh Exploring how Gandhi’s final fast differed from his previous fasts & why it failed to achieve its intended impact. 🔗 doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

New in JVPC (Vol. 12, Issue 2)! Exploring viewers’ visual attention and emotional responses to populist communication: A laboratory study of the Finns Party leader’s strategies on Instagram and TikTok by Lindholm, Eklund, Carlson, Strandberg & Högväg. 📖 Read here: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

JVPC features Xénia Farkas’ open access article: “Visual political communication research: A literature review from 2012 to 2022.” This review analyzes 499 studies on how visuals shape politics on social media & TV. Read the full article: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

Excited to announce my book Digital Nationalism and Affective Governance (Routledge) is available for pre-order TODAY. Digital propaganda in China operates under soft authoritarianism, with nationalism co-produced by state, platforms, and citizens. Pre-order: www.routledge.com/p/book/97810...

We’re pleased to announce that the Journal of Visual Political Communication (www.linkedin.com/company/jour...) is now on LinkedIn. We look forward to sharing journal updates, new publications, and calls for papers here. Follow our page to stay connected with the latest developments.

📢 New Book Review in JVPC, Volume 12, Issue 1! Darren Lilleker reviews Visual Citizenship: Communicating Political Opinions and Emotions on Social Media by Catherine Bouko (2024). DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC, Volume 12, Issue 1! “Demolishing democracy: A comparative visual framing analysis” by Marina Petric compares visual news framing of the US Capitol insurrection and Brazil’s 8 January attack. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC, Volume 12, Issue 1! “Visual attention to mobilizing political social media posts” by Anna Gaul et al. uses eye-tracking to study how Instagram posts capture attention and mobilize political participation. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC, Volume 12, Issue 1! “Transindustrialization: Art, regeneration and cultural inequalities” by Darren Lilleker & Maike Dinger examines how art shapes regeneration, memory and inequality in post-industrial cities. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC, Volume 12, Issue 1! “Shifting shadows: A visual analysis of the representation of older individuals in German media amidst the pandemic” by Janica Ezzeldien examines how older people were visually portrayed during COVID-19. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

The ICA review deadline is now Dec 12. If you’re able to submit your #PolComm reviews ahead of the new deadline, it would greatly help us keep the process running smoothly. Thanks so much for your time and commitment! 💙

📢 New Article in JVPC, Volume 11, Issue 2! “Parties against stickers?: On the reluctance of political parties to use stickers” by Orla Vigsø explores why mainstream Scandinavian parties avoid stickers despite their widespread popularity. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC, Volume 11, Issue 2! “Analysing political activism from below” by Kellie Gonçalves, Federico Erba & Forugh Semadeni examines how stickers act as grassroots tools of political activism in Switzerland. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC, Volume 11, Issue 2! “Sticker culture and its typographic articulation: Politics, football and identity of place in the Ruhr Area” by Irmi Wachendorff analyses 5,156 geo-referenced stickers to show how typography shapes meaning in urban space. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC Volume 11, Issue 2! “The stickerscape of environmental activism in Lützerath” by Laura Imhoff explores how stickers became key semiotic tools in the environmental activism surrounding the village of Lützerath. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Article in JVPC’s Special Issue “Self-Authorized Discourses: The Case of Stickers”! “Taking a stance with laptop stickers” by Cornelia F. Bock & Florian Busch examines how laptop stickers visually express social, cultural and political stances. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

📢 New Special Issue Released! Self-Authorized Discourses: The Case of Stickers is now out in JVPC. Includes 1 editorial + 5 articles on stickers as communicative artefacts. Opening editorial: “Small is beautiful!?” by Gertrud Reershemius & Evelyn Ziegler. DOI: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

Call for papers: IJPOR has a call for a special issue on AI, public opinion and democratic resilience. 1000 word initial abstract submission 🗓️: deadline February 15, 2026 @ddc-sdu.bsky.social @aimediademlab.bsky.social @algosoc.org @polcomm.bsky.social #commsky academic.oup.com/ijpor/pages/...

Our paper with @xueyancao.bsky.social, "Creative Digital Resistance on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall," now in China Information! We explore how the platform evolved from pandemic critique to personal narratives that challenge dominant political narratives. Detail: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Honored to be elected as the Student & Early Career Representative for @icahdq.bsky.social Mass Communication Division! 🎉 Looking forward to supporting initiatives, fostering collaboration, and contributing to our community’s continued growth and success!

🚨 Big news from our last business meeting in #ICA25! We’re launching the Political Communication Teaching Database, a shared space where educators can upload and download course materials on #polcomm. 👉 Submit your materials here: tally.so/r/mDMGb5 #TeachingResources #ICA #APSA

📢 Acceptance notifications are out & registration is OPEN for the 2025 APSA Political Communication Preconference! 🗓️ Sep 10 | 📍 Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia Free but limited spots. Register now! #APSA #Polcomm www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-apsa-...

Calling #polisci faculty! 📢 Submit your proposals to co-lead 2025 APSA Dissertation Workshops! Candidates will present a #dissertation chapter, w/ faculty facilitators who will lead the workshop, provide feedback to the students, and moderate discussion. politicalsciencenow.com/call-for-co-...

Call for Panel Proposals! 📝International Conference Panels Travel Grant 📝 Submit your panel proposals to be presented at international conferences of select National political science associations. Travel grants of up to $4,000 per panel. Deadline: 3/23

💸 Need funding to attend? 4️⃣ Travel Grants Available! ✈️💰 We’ve opened a second round of travel grants, and you’re welcome to apply by the same deadline: March 31, 2025. Graduate students submitting to the Preconference are especially encouraged to apply! #ICA25 #PhD #TravelGrants

3️⃣ Who should submit? We welcome PhD students at all stages working on political communication. 🔹 Deadline: March 31, 2025 Full Call for Papers with Abstract Submission Details: politicalcommunication.org/upcoming-ica... 🧵👇

📢 Call for Papers! #PoliticalCommunication PhD Preconference! Join us for the ICA Political Communication PhD Student Preconference on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Denver, CO. This is your chance to get feedback, build your academic career, and network with fellow scholars. 🧵👇 #ICA25 #PolComm

✨Introducing the POLCOMM WHO-TO-FOLLOW List✨ (Bluesky Edition) bsky.app/profile/did:... Please respond to this post, in case you would like to be added!

🚀 New Mentorship Program at #ICA25! We’re excited to launch a new mentorship program to support students & early-career scholars in ICA 2025! 🎓✨ Our goal? ✅ Provide informal feedback ✅ Strengthen networks & community ✅ Connect scholars from the Global North & South 🗓️ Deadline: April 15, 2025 🧵👇

In 2023 I wrote this OA article for the relaunch of the fab @jvpcjournal.bsky.social, where I outlined ways to move beyond research on disinformation and effects to foreground the cultural and historical underpinnings of political visual meaning-making. 1/ intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

Unique professorship. Please share 🫶♾️ Digital communication & society professorship @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social. Excellent conditions, extraordinary startup package. Interdisciplinary profile. 📆: deadline February 17! fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

It's the last few days to apply for our early-career and learning and teaching funding programmes! Deadline Mon 25 Nov. Find out more at: www.bisa.ac.uk/members/fund... #funding @risjnl.bsky.social @gnobisa.bsky.social @irss-bisa.bsky.social @bleddb.bsky.social

Everyone’s loving #starterpacks on #Bluesky. So, here’s a #thread of 12 starter packs for #digital #internet & #platform studies & adjacent disciplines (tech law, #css, #sts). Pls share/add. I start with my own pack on (digital) #activism & social movements. #AcademicSky bsky.app/starter-pack...

We're premiering on Bluesky with an announcement of our upcoming symposium on Academe in the Age of Social Media: Scholarly Inquiry at Risk? Jointly organized with @ascmediarisk.bsky.social www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...