We are pleased to inform you that the project Den Krieg anderer betrachten has been granted by the DFG!
Principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Marion G. Müller (Trier)
The project Visuelle Kommunikation in Zeiten des Krieges (Visual Communication in Times of War) is concerned with the potentially stressful effects of war images and how they are interpreted and processed by certain groups. To date, there has been hardly any empirical research on the potential psychological stress caused by generally available news images from theaters of war. The Media and Communication Science research team is looking at both the design level of photos and videos from the two current wars as well as the question of whether these images can traumatize and which vulnerable groups are considered to be particularly at risk.
The project starts on March 1, 2025.
