Dr Caroline Leicht
- Tutor in Media, Culture and Society (Sociological & Cultural Studies)
email:
Caroline.Leicht@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
She/her/hers
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, Vereinigtes Königreich, G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-857XBiography
Dr Caroline Leicht is a Tutor in Media, Culture and Society at the University of Glasgow and a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton where she was awarded her PhD in Politics in June 2024. Her research focuses on the intersection of gender, media and politics, with a focus on US politics. In her PhD project, Caroline examined gendered representations of US presidential candidates in political comedy and associated cultivation effects among voters.
Caroline's research has been published in Political Studies Review, in the European Journal of Politics and Gender and in Politics. She regularly provides expert commentary to national and international news media outlets and is a frequent contributor to academic blogs. Prior to her PhD, Carolin worked as an editor and reporter in print, online and television journalism.
Research interests
- Gender and politics
- Origins, causes and effects of media sexism and gendered representations of political candidates
- Modern and non-traditional news media (including political comedy and humor as a news source)
- Political communication and public discourse
- Social media political communication, e.g., feminist memetic discourse
Research groups
Publications
Prior publications
Book Section
Caroline V. Leicht (2024) America’s “fun aunt”: How gendered stereotypes can shape perceptions of women candidates Caroline V. Leicht.
Caroline V. Leicht, Peter Finn, Lauren C. Bell, Amy Tatum (2024) Should we trust news from AI? ChatGPT and political information Caroline V. Leicht.
Rosalynd Southern, Caroline V. Leicht (2024) The memes of production – grassroots-made digital content and its incorporation into the formal presidential campaign Caroline V. Leicht.
Caroline V. Leicht (2024) ‘Make the friendship bracelets’: gendered imagery in candidates’ self-presentations on the campaign trail University of Southampton. ISBN 9781910042366
Caroline V. Leicht (2023) Rising stars and fading stars: challenges and opportunities for the democratic party after the midterms University of Southampton.
Article
Caroline V. Leicht, Elsa Bengtsson Meuller, Taylor Borowetz, Lydia Ayame Hiraide, Katie Pruszynski (2024) Differential and resonant solidarities: A materialist approach to the early career experience Caroline V. Leicht. ISSN 1467-9256 (doi: 10.1177/02633957241280237)
Peter Finn, Lauren Bell, Amy Tatum, Caroline V. Leicht (2024) Assessing ChatGPT as a Tool for Research on US State and Territory Politics Caroline V. Leicht. ISSN 1478-9302 (doi: 10.1177/14789299241268652)
Caroline V. Leicht (2024) Not (wo)man enough? Representations of gender stereotypes in political comedy coverage of presidential candidates University of Southampton. (doi: 10.1332/25151088Y2024D000000035)
Caroline V. Leicht (2022) Nightly news or nightly jokes? News parody as a form of political communication: a review of the literature University of Southampton. (doi: 10.1177/14789299221100339)
