Pernilla Severson

I hold a PhD in Media and Communication Studies from Uppsala University (2004). I am Associate Professor (Docent) in Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Media and Journalism, Linnaeus University. My research focuses on media development, participatory practices and democratic values, gender, and digital methods. I have been and am part of various quality assurance projects and processes for education and research. In this, have done several projects on course evaluations, program revisions, academic integrity and research ethics. I am head of subject in journalism, deputy member of the faculty board, and member of the knowledge environment "A questioned democracy" where I develop the track of "everyday democracy" and polarization and radicalization. 

Teaching

I teach and supervise broadly in journalism, media and communication studies and in digital humanities on media development, participatory practices and democratic values, gender, and digital methods. I also take on suggestions from PhD students for supervision within this field. 

Research

My research takes place of everything I find interesting in the realm of on media development, participatory practices and democratic values, gender, and digital methods. Therefore, my PhD thesis was on the transition from analogue to terrestrial television focusing public service. I have since then conducted studies broadly on media managers futuremaking, new media genres, gender and archives etc. At the moment I find the suffragette movement in the news, gender and alternative media, AI and journalism, and public service media and diversity particularly interesting. 

Commissions

Member of the Knowledge environment A questioned democracy 2020-2022, 2023-

Member of Center for Gender Studies 2022-2023