Profile
Abstract
Anne Bartsch is Professor for Empirical Communication and Media Research. Her research focuses on media uses and effects and on empirical research methods. Before her appointment at the University of Leipzig in 2017, she worked at Martin Luther University Halle, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen, University of Augsburg and Ludwig Maximilians University Munich. She received her PhD from the LMU Halle in 2004 with a dissertation on emotional communication, and her habilitation in 2011 with a dissertation on media entertainment. Since 2020 she serves as member of the review board for social sciences of the German Research Foundation. Her work has been published in international journals such as Journal of Communication and Media Psychology. Her current research includes two projects funded by the German Research Foundation: “Political Communication at the Interface of Entertainment and Information” and “Empathy and Formal Features of Audio-Visual Narratives.”
Professional career
- since 04/2017
Professor of Empirical Communication and Media Research at the Department of Communication and Media Studies of the University of Leipzig - 10/2013 - 03/2017
Professor of Communication Research at the Department of Communication Studies and Media Research of the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich - 09/2010 - 09/2013
Academic Assistant at the Institute of Media, Knowledge and Communication of the University of Augsburg - 01/2010 - 08/2010
Academic Assistant at the Department Communication and Cultural Management of the Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen - 08/2006 - 12/2009
Research Associate at the Department of Media and Communication Research of the Martin Luther University Halle; research project „Emotional gratification in media use“ funded by the German Research Foundation - 11/2002 - 10/2004
Research Associate at the Department of Media and Communication Research of the Martin Luther University Halle - 10/1999 - 04/2002
Graduate Scholarship of the Federal State of Sachsen-Anhalt
Education
- 06/2011
Habilitation in Media and Communication Studies, Martin Luther University Halle - 12/2004
Ph.D. in Media and Communication Studies, Martin Luther University Halle - 04/1999
Master in Media and Communication Studies, French and German Literature, Martin Luther University Halle
- An investigation of how formal features in audio-visual narratives influence audience members' empathy and prosocial behaviourBartsch, AnneDuration: 10/2018 – 07/2022Funded by: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Empirische Kommunikations- und Medienforschung
- Political Communication at the Interface of Entertainment and Information. The Impact of Eudaimonic Entertainment Experiences on the Processing and Effects of Political InformationBartsch, AnneDuration: 05/2017 – 08/2021Funded by: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Empirische Kommunikations- und Medienforschung
- Entwicklung einer mehrdimensionalen Skala zur Erfassung prosozialer Gedankeninhalte bei der Rezeption medialer GewaltdarstellungenBartsch, AnneDuration: 05/2015 – 10/2016Funded by: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Empirische Kommunikations- und Medienforschung
- Bartsch, A.; Kloß, A.Personalized charity advertising. Can personalized prosocial messages promote empathy, attitude change, and helping intentions toward stigmatized social groups?International Journal of Advertising. 2019. 38 (3). pp. 345–363.
- Neuberger, C.; Bartsch, A.; Fröhlich, R.; Hanitzsch, T.; Reinemann, C.; Schindler, J.The digital transformation of knowledge order: A model for the analysis of the epistemic crisis.Annals of the International Communication Association. 2023. 47 (2). pp. 180–201.
- Hecht, M.; Kloß, A.; Bartsch, A.Stopping the Stigma. How Empathy and Reflectiveness Can Help Reduce Mental Health StigmaMedia psychology. 2022. 25 (3). pp. 367–386.
- Bartsch, A.; Angerer, L.Synergy effects of entertainment and information programs about organ donation on issue involvement and altruistic responsesStudies in communication | Media. 2021. 10 (1). pp. 31–47.
- Wissenschaftliche TagungStatistische Zugänge zu Sprache. Tagung des Zentrums für quantitative empirische Sozialforschung Leipzig (QuanteL)Empirische Kommunikations- und MedienforschungEvent Organiser: Bartsch, Anne; Frey, Felix15/06/2018
- JahrestagungJahrestagung Tagung des Methodenzentrums für quantitative empirische Sozialforschung (QuanteL)Empirische Kommunikations- und MedienforschungEvent Organiser: Bartsch, Anne; Frey, Felix15/06/2018