Media and the Dissemination of Fear

Chair: Christian Schwarzenegger (University of Augsburg)

Presenters: 

Researching Media and Fear—Diachronic, Intermedia, and Transcultural Perspectives
Nelson Ribeiro (Catholic University of Portugal)

Of ‘fearbola’ and ‘infodemics’: The role of media and fear during (pandemic) public health threats
Anna Wagner (Bielefeld University)

Horrors from yesterday – Using history and memory to disseminate fear in populist communication today
Christian Schwarzenegger (University of Augsburg)

Fear as a propaganda weapon. Media Disinformation and Mobilization in Portugal during the Spanish Civil War
Alberto Pena (University of Vigo)

Politics of Fear, the Internet, and the Arab Uprisings
Hanan Badr (University of Salzburg)