I am a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton where I obtained my PhD in June 2024 My research is at the intersections of gender, media and politics with a focus on US politics. I am particularly interested in gendered representations of political actors in the media, both during campaigns and in normal times. In my PhD project, I examined gendered representations of US presidential candidates in political comedy as well as related audience effects.
Prior to joining the University of Southampton, I received my MA in International Relations and Security from the University of Liverpool and my BA in North American Studies from the Free University of Berlin, Germany. During my undergraduate studies, I was a visiting student at New York University and at the University of California, Los Angeles.
My research has been published in Political Studies Review and in the European Journal of Politics and Gender. I am a frequent contributor to academic blogs and national and international news media outlets. Prior to joining the University of Southampton, I worked as an editor and reporter in print, online and television journalism. Most recently, I covered elections in the US (2020), in the UK (2019) and in Germany (2017 and 2021).
Experience
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2024–presentVisiting Fellow, University of Southampton
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2023–2024Visiting Researcher, University of Edinburgh
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2021–2024PhD Candidate, University of Southampton
Education
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2024University of Southampton, PhD in Politics
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2019University of Liverpool, MA International Relations and Security
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2018Freie Universität Berlin, BA North American Studies
Publications
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2024Not (wo)man enough? Representations of gender stereotypes in political comedy coverage of presidential candidates, European Journal of Politics and Gender
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2022Nightly News or Nightly Jokes? News Parody as a Form of Political Communication: A Review of the Literature, Political Studies Review
Professional Memberships
- Political Studies Association
- European Consortium for Political Research
- American Political Science Association
- European Political Science Association
- Website
- @carolineleicht
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
