PD Dr. habil. Arne Freya Zillich

Academic Staff

Department of Communication and Media

Media use and effects • Selection, use, and reception of online information • Social science research methods

Office address:

Oettingenstr. 67

Room AU115

80538 München

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About the person

Arne Freya Zillich studied media studies, psychology and political science at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. She completed her doctorate on television enjoyment in a group-viewing situation (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) and habilitated with a study on orientation in complex media environments (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF). She joined the Department of Communication and Media in April 2024 and is currently part of the BMFTR research team on „Dis-Ident: Disinformation and identity construction in democratic societies”.

Research Projects:

  • Norms of visual self-presentation in adolescents‘ identity construction. Norm negotiation, norm change, and norm effects on Instagram and Snapchat
    German Research Foundation
    Principal Investigator, Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Research Ethics in Communication and Media Studies
    Federal Ministry of Education and Research
    Senior Research Associate, Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Values and norms as research objects and models in communication science. An integrative approach
    German Research Foundation
    Principal Investigator, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  • Threats on the (media) agenda. Crisis communication in the news process
    German Foundation for Peace Research
    Research Associate, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

List of Publications