Viola Melzner M.A.

2012-2013 Bachelor's degree in fundamental philosophical issues in theology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

2013-2016 Bachelor's degree in Media Studies and Media Practice at the University of Bayreuth

2016-2019 Master's programme in media theory and comparative media studies at the University of Regensburg

2021-2022 Assistant professor at the Chair of Media Studies at the University of Regensburg (parental leave replacement)

Since 2022 PhD student at the Chair of Media Studies at the University of Regensburg (dissertation topic: Hate Speech in social networks)

Since September 2023 Teaching Assistant at the Chair of Media Studies at the University of Regensburg

Since 11/2024 Managing Assistant of the Doctoral Programme of the Faculties of Arts and Humanities (PUR)

Essays

Trolle 2.0 - Eine exemplarische Analyse von Hate Speech in den sozialen Netzwerken. In: ForAP: Forschungsergebnisse von Absolventen und Promovierenden der Fakultät für Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften 3, Nr. 3. S. 91-107. 2020.

Shitstorms - Öffentliche Beschämung in sozialen Netzwerken. In: Ausstellungskatalog. Das Haberfeldtreiben - Fakten & Mythos. Miesbach: Kulturamt, Stadt Miesbach. S. 86-93. 2023.

Reviews

Sammelrezension Hass online. In: MEDIENwissenschaft: Rezensionen | Reviews, Jg. 41, Nr. 3, S. 494-498. dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/23095 (externer Link, öffnet neues Fenster) (external link, opens in a new window). (2024).

Buchbesprechung. Elisa Hoven (Hg.): Das Phänomen „Digitaler Hass“. In: Demokratie gegen Menschenfeindlichkeit, Vol.9 (2). p.183-184. 2024.

Buchbesprechung. Luke Munn: Red Pilled – The Allure of Digital Hate. In: Demokratie gegen Menschenfeindlichkeit, Vol.9 (2). p.185-186. 2024.