A fantastic few days at #PSA26 - my first PSA as co-convenor of @psawomenpol.bsky.social! I got to present my work on feminist humor on SNL & my new work (forthcoming soon 👀) on late-night comedy under Trump and got to speak on the @psrjournal.bsky.social roundtable 🤩 Thank you to everyone involved!

Last our fab panel chair @carolineleicht.bsky.social is sharing her research on late night comedy and the Trump presidency She reminds us that Trump started out with a positive view on late night comedy, having hosted SNL himself before it became one of his media enemies.

Always such a joy to hang out with the @psampg.bsky.social folks 🫶

PSA Media and Politics Group@psampg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Come join us for @psawomenpol.bsky.social panels at #PSA26 in Oxford next week!!

PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group@psawomenpol.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 #PSA26 is just around the corner and we couldn't be more excited! We are thrilled to share that our group is sponsoring eight panels across all three conference days. We will also be hosting our AGM on Tuesday 👀 We can't wait to see you all in Oxford next week! ✨ @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Why Trump’s attacks on Colbert and late-night comedy matter for the US media landscape and the midterms @carolineleicht.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @lseusablog.bsky.social

The 2026 Midterms: Why Trump’s attacks on Colbert and late-night comedy matter for the US media landscape and the midterms | United States Politics and Policy

Late night television comedy programmes are watched by millions of Americans. With political comedy becoming an increasingly important part of these shows, Donald Trump at first relied on them, but…

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*PSA EVENT* 🚨Tomorrow🚨 TLN Webinar: ‘50 States or Bust!’ 📆 21 January, 1:30pm, Online With Peter Finn @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social, Amy Tatum @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Caroline Leicht @carolineleicht.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social & Lauren C. Bell, Randolph-Macon College, USA.

TLN Webinar: 50 States or Bust - Political Studies Association

Broadly based within the Web Team of the award-winning PSA's American Politics Group, 50 States or Bust! is an ongoing project exploring the value of

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Great way to end the week: My latest analysis for @lseusablog.bsky.social is now live ✨ I discuss how Trump's ongoing attacks on late-night comedy could create an information vacuum in the political media landscape of the United States, particularly in the context of the 2026 Midterms. Link 👇

LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP@lseusablog.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The 2026 Midterms: @carolineleicht.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk writes on why Trump’s attacks on Colbert and late-night comedy matter for the US media landscape and the midterms blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Come join us for a discussion on GenAI in teaching and learning on 21 January! We'll be using our project on ChatGPT in US politics research to talk you through some examples 👀 It's free and online - more info below 👇

Political Studies Association@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

*PSA EVENT* TLN Webinar: ‘50 States or Bust!’ With Peter Finn @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social, Amy Tatum @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Caroline Leicht @carolineleicht.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social & Lauren C. Bell, Randolph-Macon College, USA. 📆 21 January, 1:30pm, Online ➡️

The 2026 Midterms: Peter Finn of @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social, @lmcbell.bsky.social, Amy Tatum of @bournemouthuni.bsky.social, and @carolineleicht.bsky.social write on why we should be wary of what GenAI tells us ahead of next year’s elections blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The 2026 Midterms: Why we should be wary of what GenAI tells us ahead of next year’s elections | USAPP

GenAI tends to skew its answers to the national level and can hallucinate answers to questions about politics which require nuanced answers.

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Working on American politics research? 📚 Good news: We've extended our CFP deadline to Dec 10! APG 52nd Annual Conference 📅 Jan 7-9, 2026 📍 UEA, Norwich 🎤 Keynote: Prof Angelia Wilson 🏆 De Gruyter is sponsoring a prize for the best PGR/ECR paper! Info: ukpsaapg.co.uk/annual-conference/

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52nd annual conference of the American Politics Group: 7th – 9th January 2026, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Photo by Idean Azad on Pexels.com Dates of Event: 7th – 9th January 2026 Booki…

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📣 Call for Papers: GenElect Annual Workshop on the Study of Gender and Elections University of Manchester, Jan 12th-13th 26 Deadline: 5th Dec 25 Send us your papers on gender and elections, public opinion, parties, representation! @psaepop.bsky.social Abstract submission here: lnkd.in/d2AQFYxN

1/3 Last week, I attended #APSA2025 in Vancouver 🇨🇦 and presented my work on feminist humor and media sexism in political comedy 'news' coverage (arguably couldn't be more timely right now). It was fantastic to get to catch up with brilliant friends and colleagues and meet so many new people.

✨Some personal news✨ This week, I joined @manchester.ac.uk as Lecturer in Digital Media. I look forward to continuing my research and teaching in gender, political comedy, and media here and getting to work with my fab new colleagues. A massive thanks to everyone who supported me along the way 🫶

*PSA Diverse Voices* Last week we hosted a fantastic Diverse Voices workshop at PSA HQ. Bringing together DV scholars & associates with inspiring invited speakers and Founding Fellows. A great end of term treat! ➡️ Learn more about the DV programme

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Diverse Voices is one of PSA's initiatives that support historically marginalised scholars currently undertaking PhD study in politics and international relations.The 2024/25 cohort of the Diverse…

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It was fantastic to return to Southampton this week for the @psawomenpol.bsky.social @gain-centre.bsky.social conference. Always such a joy to be with this group of brilliant & supportive friends & colleagues ☀️ Thank you to the organizing team for a great conference & for bringing us all together!

Panellists receive questions from the audience closing out our first panel of the day! An excellent and interesting panel

Early start 🌅 for Day 2 of our conference with @psawomenpol.bsky.social with @sotonpolitics.bsky.social Alum 🎓 @carolineleicht.bsky.social at Uni of Glasgow on her research on the glass ceiling and glass cliff of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris in US election coverage.

Kicking off day 2 of our conference with @gain-centre.bsky.social. First up our panel on Participation, Representation and Inclusion beginning with @carolineleicht.bsky.social

Our annual conference co-hosted with @gain-centre.bsky.social at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is well underway with a panel on Feminist Participation in State Building

Last week, I accompanied our Glasgow media and journalism students on a field trip to Mainz where I used to work as a journalist. We had fantastic conversations about current media issues, including with journalists at SWR. A massive thank you to everyone who was involved in this brilliant trip!

A fantastic few days in Jena for the 2025 GAAS PoliSci Conference where I presented my latest work on gender and political comedy framing of elections and got to catch up with brilliant colleagues ☀️ A massive thank you to the local organizers, the GAAS, and the @atlantakademie.bsky.social!

We are delighted to have Dr. @carolineleicht.bsky.social as our first speaker of the day! Dr. Leicht shares her research on "The Glass Ceiling and the Glass Cliff: Representations of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris in US Election Coverage"! #GaasJena25

Had a fantastic time presenting my work on feminist humor in SNL election coverage and my paper with @rosalynd.bsky.social on feminist memes at #PSA25 this week. Brilliant to present and chair on @psawomenpol.bsky.social and @psampg.bsky.social panels & catch up with friends, colleagues & new faces!

Our final panel of the conference kicking off now with @carolineleicht.bsky.social on feminist humour in political comedy

Fantastic keynote on what's next for the study of political representation from a longstanding Women and Politics SG member @profrosiecamp.bsky.social

Kicking off our first panel at #PSA25

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 🤩 Amazing opportunity with @officialuom.bsky.social and UKICE's @robfordmancs.bsky.social 👇

Obvi #SNL is a reflection of us and our views politics, but it also influences how we view elected officials! I’m obsessed with this work. #snl50 cc: @rebeccakkatz.bsky.social 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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2/ SNL is a source of political information for many US voters, more so than some of the key traditional news programs. I published my analysis of ANES audience data and feminist comedy on SNL in an essay for the Heidelberg Center of American Studies last year: hcagrads.hypotheses.org/5432

It's #SNL50 weekend! In addition to its cultural impact over the last decades, Saturday Night Live has also had substantial political impact in the US. My research explores this political impact, particularly from a perspective of gender and representation. Want to know more? Short thread 👇🏻

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Alt: Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton and the real Hillary Clinton fist-bumping during a sketch on SNL

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📣 Share Your Voice: Participate in the IPSA Gender Inequalities in Political Science Survey! Complete the survey to help us promote gender equality in political science! Deadline: 27 February 2025⏳ go.ipsa.org/mshgOf