Digital Media, Politics and Gender

What it is about

You engage with political communication in the digital space and in particular with the question of how women in politics are portrayed in online media and what gender bias exists. In the end you will be able to recognize, analyze and evaluate gender-related distortions in digital information and communication data using R, and present and critically assess research results.

What you will be able to do

• Understand theoretical and empirical approaches to gender bias in political communication
• Identify gender stereotypes and gender-related attacks in digital media
• Analyze obstacles for female politicians in digital political communication
• Analyze and visualize data with R
• Identify suitable data sources and analytical methods for investigating bias
• Evaluate and review original research
• Present research findings

What the module consists of

• Seminar Digital Media, Politics and GenderVermittlung von Theorien, Diskussionen und Präsentationen zu wöchentlichen Texten
• Seminar Studying bias in political communication with RPraktische Arbeit mit Daten, Analyse in R und Erstellung einer wissenschaftlichen Gruppenarbeit

Teaching method

• Seminar mit wöchentlichen Readings und DiskussionenUm Verknüpfungen zwischen aktueller Politik und Forschung herzustellen und wissenschaftliche Texte zu präsentieren
• Praktische Übungen und datenbasierte Gruppenarbeit in RUm Methoden zur Untersuchung von Bias praktisch anzuwenden und eigene Analysen durchzuführen