Line Nybro Petersen

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Current research

I am currently PI of a horizon Europe-funded project (2023-2026) on Social Media Narratives: Addressing Extremism in Middle-Age. It addresses the pressing concern of conspiracy theories, misinformation, and extremism proliferating online, particularly targeting middle-aged individuals (45-65), who are both susceptible to extremist narratives and influential as decision-makers. In SMIDGE, I am also WP lead of a workpackage on extremism, conspiracy theories and misinformation on social media and the role of technologies on the spread of this content online. SMIDGE consists of 8 partner institutions in seven countries. Follow updates on smidgeproject dot eu 

 

Primary fields of research

• Fan studies
• Participatory culture
• Fan culture and activism on social media
• Political fandom 
• Extremism and social media
• Conspiracy theories
• Misinformation
• Social media
• Platform studies
• Mediatization 
• Play and media
• Religion and media
• Ageing and media

Teaching

Teaching media studies in the Danish degree at Nordic Studies and linguistics. Teaching a postgraduate course on The New Extremism on Social Media, spring 2025. 

Supervision of BA-projects and Postgrad-thesis at NorS. 

PhD-supervisor: 

2024-2027: Katrine Pedersen: Ideologisk grooming: ansvarets økologi mellem ekstreme influencers, platforme og danske børn

2022 Supervisor for Welmoed Wageneer, PhD-Studient at University of Groningen. Guest reserachers at NorS, UCPH, October-December

2022 Supervisor for Aurelio D’Amore, PhD-Student at University of Palermo. Guest researcher at NorS, University of Copenhagen, May-August.

2019- 2022 PhD-supervisor for Freja Sørine Adler Berg. PhD-project: Independent podcasting and digital listening communities.

Selected publications

1. Published

   Challenges in Research on the Mediatisation of Culture

   Petersen, Line Nybro, 2023, Contemporary Challenges in Mediatisation Research. Kopecka-Piech, K. & Bolin, G. (eds.). Abbingdon: Routledge, 14 p.

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

2. Published

   New territories for fan studies: The insurrection, QAnon, Donald Trump and fandom

   Petersen, Line Nybro, Reinhard, C. L. D., Dannar, A. & Le Clue, N., 2023, In: Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. 30, 1, p. 313-328

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   Mediatized Fan Play: Moods, Modes and Dark Play in Networked Communities

   Petersen, Line Nybro, 11 Apr 2022, Routledge. 162 p.

   Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review

4. Play moods across the life course in SKAM fandom

   Petersen, Line Nybro & Schanke Sundet, V., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Fandom Studies. 7, 2, p. 113-131

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

5. Ins and outs of transmedia fandom: Motives for entering and exiting the SKAM fan community online

   Sundet, V. S. & Petersen, Line Nybro, 8 Nov 2020, In: Poetics.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

6. Published

   Celebrity- og fanstudier

   Petersen, Line Nybro, 2021, Klassisk og moderne medieteori. Mortensen, M. & Eskjær, M. F. (eds.). København: Hans Reitzels Forlag, p. 547-64 18 p.

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review