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Mikkel Bækby Johansen, Ph.D.

Department of Communication · University of Copenhagen, Denmark — Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Areas

  • Communications Theory
  • Journalism
  • Media Audiences
  • Media Systems
  • Media, Information and Communication Technology
  • Political Communication
  • Popular Culture
  • Science Communication
  • Social Media

Highlighted publications

Johansen, M. B. (2021). Public Intellectuals on New Platforms: Constructing Critical Authority in a Digital Media Culture . In Kristensen, N. N., From, U. & Haastrup, H. K. (Eds.), Rethinking Cultural Criticism: New Voices in the Digital Age, pp. 17-42. Palgrave Macmillan.

Johansen, M. B. (2023). Sense and sensibility in intellectual discourse on YouTube: Anti-emotional positioning in the case of Affleck vs. Harris. Journal for Cultural Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2023.2250108

About

I study culture wars, opinion spaces, public discourse, intellectualism, and internet culture. I specialize in mediated cultural diffusion of ideas, the positioning strategies and performances of public figures, and the negotiation over authority in a hybrid media landscape.