JVPC is an international peer-reviewed academic journal publishing top research in visual political communication studies.
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New OA article in JVPC: “Visual attention to mobilizing political social media posts: An eye-tracking study”
This study uses an eye-tracking experiment to examine engagement with Instagram-style political posts and drivers of political participation.
doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00047_1
Key finding: visual attention to images—not text—is significantly associated with higher-threshold political behaviour (including actual choices).
Issue involvement predicts likes/shares, while task involvement is more relevant for behavioural outcomes.
doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00047_1
New in Journal of Visual Political Communication (Vol. 12, Issue 2):
"The Good, the Bad and the Revolutionary: China’s Leadership of the Non-Aligned States Through Anti-Imperialist Political Cartoons" by Avital Zuk Avina.
🔗 doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00039_1
How did China seek to lead the non-aligned states during the Cold War? This article examines the 1967 exhibition of Afro-Asian People’s Anti-Imperialist Caricatures, showing how political cartoons became a medium for anti-imperialist solidarity and political messaging.
Through an analysis of visual grammar, symbolism, satire, and metaphor, the study reveals how China used visual culture to construct narratives of leadership within the Third World and shape international political discourse.
#PoliticalCartoons #China #ColdWar #VisualPolitics
New in Journal of Visual Political Communication (Vol. 12, Issue 2):
"Studying Visual Disinformation: A Computational Literature Review of Current Issues, Trends and Research Methods of a Growing Field" by Xénia Farkas & Moa Eriksson Krutrök.
🔗 doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00052_1
Key research themes include:
• Media literacy
• Verification strategies
• Visual literacy
• Health disinformation
• Machine learning detection
• Misinformation and memory
The article calls for greater multidisciplinary collaboration and methodological innovation to better understand and address the challenges posed by visual disinformation in democratic societies.
#VisualDisinformation #VisualCommunication #Misinformation #Disinformation
New in JVPC (Vol 12, Issue 2): The Implicit Paradox in Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Fast" by Deepali Yadav, Vipin K. Kadavath & Gitanjali Singh
Exploring how Gandhi’s final fast differed from his previous fasts & why it failed to achieve its intended impact.
doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00051_1
📢 New in Journal of Visual Political Communication (Vol. 12, Issue 2)!
Exploring viewers’ visual attention & emotional responses to populist communication – a lab study of Finns Party leader Riikka Purra on Instagram & TikTok.
📖 Read: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00053_1
Platform shapes attention & emotion: On Instagram, users focus on captions & comments; on TikTok, visuals dominate attention and emotional responses. Captions guide interpretation on Instagram, while videos drive impact on TikTok.
#SocialMedia #VisualPolitics #TikTok #Instagram
Personal content (food, pets, nature) doesn’t always reduce negative reactions among viewers who oppose the politician. Study highlights how platform, audience predispositions, and content features together shape responses to populist communication.
#JVPC #DigitalPolitics
JVPC features Xénia Farkas’ open access article: “Visual political communication research: A literature review from 2012 to 2022.”
This review analyzes 499 studies on how visuals shape politics on social media & TV.
Read the full article: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00027_1
Key insights from 499 studies on visual political communication:
👤 Personalization & celebritization dominate
⚡ Populists use visuals strategically
♀️ Gendered portrayals persist
✊ Memes, protests & activism mobilize politics
The review shows VPC’s growth as a field, with emerging areas in moving images, amateur visuals, and visual mis/disinformation
Details: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00027_1
#VisualPolitics #PoliticalCommunication #SocialMedia #Populism #VPC #Research #JVPC
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