[Commlist] ECREA Affect, Emotion & Media TWG Virtual Workshop

We are happy to announce our first free one-day virtual workshop in 
advance of the ECC conference in Aarhus – with a great roundtable and 
innovative format – titled:

*“What signifies affect and emotion in media and communication studies?”*

*When: 13 October 2022, 10:00 – 16:00*

*Where: Online (on the interactive platform Wonder.me)*

*Deadline for registration: 13 September 2022*

*Free registration here: *https://form.jotform.com/221721674897366 
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*The Virtual Workshop*

This one-day virtual workshop of the *Temporary Working Group /Affect, 
Emotion & Media/* explores the current state and future paths of affect 
and emotion research in media and communication studies. Affect and 
emotion are structuring mediated public discourse, become mobilizing 
factors in social movements, characterize media coverage of many 
contemporary issues, resonate in media policies, and shape the 
experiences of media reception. Affect and emotion also help us to 
connect to others, express ourselves, feel entertained and engaged, and 
holistically experience the human condition, which can additionally 
manifest in depression, anxiety, or xenophobia. We want to explore this 
vast variety by discussing how we, as media and communication 
researchers, approach affect and emotion conceptually, methodologically, 
and ethically in our work.


*The Format*

The workshop begins with a *roundtable discussion* among *Karin 
Wahl-Jorgensen* (Cardiff University, UK), *Anne Bartsch* (Leipzig 
University, Germany), *Ana Jorge* (Lusófona University Lisbon, 
Portugal), and *Tom Divon* (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel). 
These four scholars of affect and emotion research in media and 
communication studies drawn from their expertise in journalism studies, 
media psychology, children and media, digital culture, and more. 
Together, they will discuss our core question: What signifies affect and 
emotion in media and communication studies? At the end of the round 
table, we will have time for participants to join the discussion.

In the afternoon, all participants are invited to continue the 
*discussion in focused groups* organized around themes, which will be 
built on your input in the registration form. The workshop ends with a 
summary of the insights gained in the workshop discussions and an open 
exchange around future plans for the newly-founded TWG Affect, Emotion & 
Media.

The virtual format is particularly aiming for a more* interactive 
mode* on the platform *Wonder.me* instead of doing another Zoom 
presentation marathon. With this, we hope to offer an alternative 
virtual exchange instead of adding to the Zoom-fatigue.

We are looking forward to your registration until 13 September and to 
meeting you in October! Please register now with the link above and we 
will be in contact with further information.

*The Program***

*10:00-12:00 Roundtable discussion* (Chair: Manuel Menke)
“What signifies affect and emotion in media and communication studies?

*Karin Wahl-Jorgensen* (Cardiff University, UK)
*Anne Bartsch* (Leipzig University, Germany)
*Ana Jorge* (Lusófona University Lisbon, Portugal)
*Tom Divon* (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

/12:00-12.45 Lunch break/

*12.45-14.30 Workshop discussions *(Chair: Karina Horsti)

/14.30-14.45 Coffee break/

*14.45- 16.00 Summary workshop discussions & future of the TWG *(Chair: 
Débora Medeiros)

*16:00 Goodbye*

**

*The Roundtable Discussants*

*Karin Wahl-Jorgensen* is a Professor at Cardiff University and is 
currently serving as University Dean of Research Environment and 
Culture. As a researcher, she focused on the relationship between 
citizenship, media and emotion - and how it is affected by rapid 
technological change and innovation. As Director of Researcher for the 
Centre for Community Journalism, she has recently carried out extensive 
research on the experiences of community journalists, including in the 
coronavirus pandemic. In addition, she is working on research projects 
on right-wing populist media and misinformation.

*Anne Bartsch* is Professor of Empirical Communication and Media 
Research at the University of Leipzig. Her research focuses on media 
uses and effects and on empirical research methods. She received her PhD 
from the LMU Halle in 2004 with a dissertation on emotional 
communication, and her habilitation in 2011 with a dissertation on media 
entertainment. Her current research deals with the appeal of moving and 
thought-provoking media experiences, and with the effects of such 
experiences on political interest and prosocial outcomes.

*Ana Jorge*, PhD, is Senior Researcher at CICANT, and Associate 
Professor of Media and Communications at Lusófona University. Ana 
researches children, youth and media, audiences, celebrity culture, and 
digital culture. Her scholarship appears in journals such as Social 
Media + Society, Journal of Children and Media, and Information, 
Communication & Society; she has co-edited Digital Parenting (Nordicom, 
2018) and Reckoning with Social Media (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021).

*Tom Divon* is a PhD student at the Department of Communication at the 
Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Divon’s research focuses on 
socio-political youth cultures on social media and their affective 
potential for education and activism. Currently, Divon examines TikTok 
cultures in three key areas: Holocaust commemoration, hate speech, and 
memetic participation in nationalism-driven conflicts. He has published 
a book chapter exploring the #JewishTikTok community's affective fight 
against antisemitism and has a forthcoming paper about Palestinian 
“Playful Activism” on TikTok.


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