Privatdoz. Dr. Liriam Sponholz

Former Senior Post-Doc

Lecturer at Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt (Department of Communication)

Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC)
Austrian Academy of Sciences / Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
1010 Wien, Postgasse 7, Austria
 

Research interests

Hate speech; journalistic objectivity; mass media and conflict; media and social representations; media, racism and Islamophobia; international and intercultural communication; media systems in Western Europe and Latin America

Current projects

  • Media Conflicts on Migration: How Migrants and Migration Become Objects of Media Controversy Vienna’s 2015 Mayoral Election and the Refugee Crisis on Facebook

Academic education

2015-2018: Habilitation in Media and Communication Sciences, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria

Habilitation Thesis: Hate Speech in the Mainstream Media. Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Operationalization (Hate Speech in den Massenmedien. Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Umsetzung).

2002/2004 – 2007:  Ph.D. in Communication Sciences, Institute of Communication and Media Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany
Thesis: Objectivity in Journalism. Concepts and Practices in Brazil and in Germany

1997-1999: Master’s Degree in History, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
Thesis: The Newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo 1942-1972. A Contribution to the History of Journalism Techniques (O Estado de S. Paulo (1942-1972). Uma contribuição à história das técnicas jornalísticas.)

1991 – 1994: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Communication/Journalism, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil

Professional career

seit 2015: Senior Post-Doc at the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences

2011-2014: Post Doc Researcher, Chair for International and Comparative Communication Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany

DFG-Research Project “Between Consensus, Opinion and Taboo. Media Controversies surrounding Thilo Sarrazin, Oriana Fallaci and James Watson”

2013: Visiting Professor, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

2010: Visiting Professor, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil

2010-2011: Translator, Vozes Publisher, Brazil
Book: Die unerkannte Kulturmacht von Otto Groth (1960-1963) (from German to Portuguese)

2009-2010: Director of Studies (Studienleiterin), Quadriga Hochschule, Berlin, Germany

2008-2009: Lecturer, Department of Communication, University of Erfurt, Germany

2000: Lecturer, Tuiuti Universität Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

1999-2000: Lecturer, Associação de Ensino Versalhes, Curitiba, Brazil

1998-1999: Lecturer, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

1995-1998: Press Spokeswoman, APP-Sindicato (Trade Union of Education Workers of Paraná), Curitiba, Brazil

1996-1997: Reporter, Gazeta do Povo, Curitiba, Brazil

1995: Reporter, Multipress News Agency, Curitiba, Brazil

1994-1995: Reporter, Editor and Chief Reporter, Jornal do Estado, Curitiba, Brazil

1993-1994: Reporter, Indústria e Comércio, Curitiba, Brazil

1992: Internship, press office of Universidade Popular do Trabalho, Curitiba, Brazil

1992: Proofreader, Correio de Notícias, Curitiba, Brazil

1991-1992: Student assistent, Prof. Dr. Alcina Maria de Lara Cardoso, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

Fellowships & awards

2002 – 2007: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

1997 – 1999: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPQ, Brazil)

Memberships in professional associations

Brazilian Association of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication (Intercom)

Brazilian Association of Journalism Researchers (SBPJor)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK)

European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

Publications

Books and Monographs

  • Hate Speech in den Massenmedien: Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Umsetzung [Hate Speech in Mass Media: Theoretical Base and Empirical Realization]. / Sponholz, L.
    Wiesbaden: Springer, 2018.
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Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters

  • Als der Sommer zu Ende ging: Die Flüchtlingsdebatte im Wiener Wahlkampf auf Facebook [As summer came to an end: The refugee issue in Vienna’s mayoral election campaign on facebook]. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: SWS - Rundschau, Jahrgang 16, Nr. 3, 15.06.2016, S. 371-398.
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  • Islamophobic hate speech: What is the point of counter-speech? The case of Oriana Fallaci and the rage and the pride. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Jahrgang 36, Nr. 4, 15.06.2016, S. 502-522.
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Other Articles and Book Chapters

  • Die (Deutungs-) Macht des Öffentlichen. Wie Medien Leitideen und Geltungsansprüche durchsetzen [The Power of Definition of the Public Sphere: How Media establish Guiding Lines and Validity Claims]. / Sponholz, Liriam; Bertel, Diotima (Herausgeber:in); Himmelsbach, Julia (Herausgeber:in) et al.
    Die Deutungsmacht des Öffentlichen. Wien: danzig & unfried, 2019.
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  • Vielmehr als Stereotype: Die mediale Diskriminierung von MigrantInnen [Much More than Stereotypes: The Media Discrimination of Migrants]. / Sponholz, Liriam; Müller, Wolfgang M. (Herausgeber:in).
    Migration und Diskriminierung. Luzern: Schwabe, 2019.
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  • Religion als medialer Konfliktstoff: Der Islam in den Polemiken von Thilo Sarrazin und Oriana Fallaci [Religion as a conflict source: Islam in the controversies surrounding Thilo Sarrazin and Oriana Fallaci]. / Sponholz, Liriam; Bultmann, Christoph (Herausgeber:in); Linkenbach, Antje (Herausgeber:in).
    Religionen übersetzen: Klischees und Vorurteile im Religionsdiskurs. Münster: Aschendorff, 2015. S. 117-138.
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Research Papers

  • Hate speech in the mainstream press: Transforming conflict dynamics by different narratives. Narrative of peace and conflict. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    2015. (Working Paper Series: Narratives of Peace and Conflict).
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Popular Articles and Book Chapters

  • Weil ich ein Mädchen bin: Formen und Folgen von geschlechterbezogenem Hate Speech [Just because I am a girl: Forms and Effects of Gendered Hate Speech]. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: Betrifft Mädchen (Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Mädchenarbeit in NRW e.V), 27.09.2018.
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  • Das Phänomen Hate Speech im Internet [Interview mit ORF Kärnten]. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: kaernten.orf.at, 10.12.2017.
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  • Was ist neu an Fake News? [What is new about Fake News?] [reprint]. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: N/A, Nr. 30.05.2017, 30.05.2017.
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  • Was ist neu an Fake News? [What is new about Fake News?]. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: DerStandard.at, 30.05.2017.
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  • How (not) to scapegoat refugees: Lessons from Vienna’s election campaign on facebook. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: N/A, 20.12.2016.
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  • Hate Speech: Viel mehr als böse Wörter [Hate speech. Much more than bad words] [reprint]. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: European Journalism Observatory, 06.10.2016.
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  • Hate Speech: Viel mehr als böse Wörter. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: DerStandard.at, Nr. 04.10.2016, 04.10.2016.
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  • Hate Speech. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: Texte: Öffentlich-rechtliche Qualität im Diskurs, Jahrgang 16, 01.03.2016, S. 24-27.
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  • Para entender a islamofobia alemã [Understanding the German islamophobia]. / Sponholz, Liriam.
    in: Observatório da Imprensa, Jahrgang 834, 20.01.2015.
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Lectures

Keynotes

  • Leipzig

    Ausgrenzung durch Problematisierung: Was bedeutet es, wenn MigrantInnen zu medialen Streitfragen werden? [Exclusion through Problematization: What happens when Migrats Are Converted into an Issue?]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    10 Nov 2017

  • Wien

    (Deutungs-) Macht des Öffentlichen [The Power of Definition of the Public Sphere]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    20 Oct 2017

Invited Lectures

  • Linz

    Hate Speech: Viel mehr als böse Wörter

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    19 Nov 2018

  • Chemnitz

    Hate Speech und Soziale Medien: Motor der Eskalation? [Hate Speech and Social Media as Trigger]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    16 Nov 2018

Other Lectures

  • Prague

    Plurality of voices in the era of uncivil societies political incivility and online misogyny in the case of Dilma Rousseff on Facebook

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker), Laurindo, R. (Contributor) & Eskelsen, V. (Contributor)

    24 May 2018

  • Klagenfurt

    Kommunikative Rationalität und Hate Speech. Diskursqualität als Legitimationsstrategie [Communicative Rationality and Hate Speech: Quality of Discourse as an Strategy of Legitimation]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    7 May 2018

  • Vienna

    Going viral with hate speech? The role of group derogatory messages in the agenda building of the 2016 Austrian presidential election campaign on facebook

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    23 Sep 2017

  • Lisbon

    Can one tackle negative representations of refugees in the media with positive ones? Lessons from Vienna‘s mayoral election on Facebook in the refugee crisis of 2015

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    15 Jul 2017

  • Brussels

    Common sense, the missing link of media and communication science

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    18 Feb 2017

  • Bremen

    Tackling hate speech with counter speech?

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    9 Feb 2017

  • Leeds

    Equal contents, unequal speakers? From hate postings to hate speech

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    12 Jan 2017

  • University of Leicester

    Who is turning what into which problem? Refugees and local public concerns in the mayoral election in Vienna on facebook (2015)

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    29 Jul 2016

  • Leeds

    Patterns of hate speech in Brazil: An overview of the current debate

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker) & Christofoletti, R. (Contributor)

    25 Jul 2016

  • Liverpool

    What and who is the problem? Refugees in the mayoral election in Vienna on facebook (2015)

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    14 Jul 2016

  • Faculty of Communication Sciences, UAB Campus, Barcelona

    Derogatory contents against minorities: Risks and opportunities for public figures. The cases of James Watson and Oriana Fallaci

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    19 Nov 2015

  • Wien

    Muslim voices in media controversies about islamophobia: How and how far does mainstream media afford diversity?

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    5 Nov 2015

  • Hope University, Liverpool

    Hate speech in the Mainstream Press: Transforming conflict dynamics by different narratives

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    1 Jul 2015

Popular Lectures

  • Wien

    Hass im Netz [Cyberhate]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    28 Nov 2018

  • Wien

    Wie Hate Speech die Menschenrechte in Frage stellt

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    5 Sep 2018

  • Wien

    Wie Hate Speech die Menschenrechte in Frage stellt

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    27 Jun 2018

  • Wien

    Hate Speech in den Massenmedien [Hate Speech in the Mass Media]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    3 May 2018

  • Villach

    Hate Speech: verstehen, erkennen, handeln [Hate Speech: understanding, identifying, countering]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    30 Nov 2017

  • Villach

    Wie Hate Speech Gesellschaften desintegriert [How Hate Speech Triggers Social Disintegration]

    Sponholz, L. (Speaker)

    30 Nov 2017