Researcher at Aarhus University. Interested in heroes, villains, horror, and lots of other stuff.
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Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
Our paper 'Carving Stories at Their Natural Joints' is out in Psychological Review (@APA_Journals).
It means a lot to me, especially because I got to collaborate with many researchers from different disciplines whose work I truly admire.
I reviewed @kurtjgray's great book Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground. Among other things, the review contains some skeptical thoughts of mine about @JonHaidt's famous "Mark and Julie" vignette. Read-only link: rdcu.be/ffgfv
Hi @HarrisonWilcox — I’m writing an academic article on the villains of Spidey and His Amazing Friends (my son and daughter are big fans). I would love to do a short interview, if you can find the time? I'm flexible regarding the format.
New TIME article - discusses my research on Trump’s use of the word “evil” to describe domestic political opponents.
"Once a government convinces people that some among them are unworthy of rights or empathy, the rest becomes frighteningly easy," writes Andrew Weinstein time-magazine.visitlink.me/a…
New open-access publication in The Journal of American Culture: “Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling "
doi.org/10.1111/jacc.70025
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
Så er den nye Troldspejlet Special klar! Det handler om skurke, men især om en af mine favoritter, Jokeren. Og hans danske stemme, legendariske Lars Thiesgaard er med - og afslører, at det er terapeutisk, at spille skurk!
Håber I ser med!
dr.dk/drtv/se/troldspejlet-s…
As of today, I am an assistant professor (tenure-track) at the Department of English, @AarhusUni! Very thankful to be able to to stick around :-)
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
Why Trump is popular. “The Voice of the People: Populism and Donald Trump’s Use of Informal Voice | Society” link.springer.com/article/10…
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
Why do people enjoy scaring others for fun? Why do people often laugh after jump scares? Why do children find peek-a-boo so funny?
In honour of Halloween, @guardian has covered our recent paper on the cognitive intersections of humor and fear:
theguardian.com/science/2024…
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
The @IFLScience magazine CURIOUS did a deep-dive on the question "Can Fear Be Fun?"
Our response, when @The_RHF posed the question to us, was a hardly surprising but still resounding YES:
curious.iflscience.com/issue…
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
Husk at se vores AI-special - med både frygt, rædsel - og AI-animation.....
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Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
Why do horror movie jump scares usually combine sight and sound? New research suggests that a multimodal threat - one consisting of a looming auditory AND a looming visual cue - triggers a stronger defensive response - longer hiding time (in mice, anyway). sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
A new study created an index of honor culture across the US. High = deep south, Appalachia, and the mountain west. Low = Great Lakes, northeast, Hawaii. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
In this #JMPSpecialIssue article, Stacie Friend (@EdinburghUni), @angelanyh, Murray Smith and @hethstar81 (@UniKent) propose a framework for interdisciplinary research focusing on how media can influence moral understanding.
Read it at econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/epd…
ALT Abstract of paper
Jens K.-Christiansen retweeted
We're thrilled to be announcing the Fourth Annual Aarhus Workshop on Recreational Fear, in collaboration with the @YouthandHorror research network 🥳😱
Event page + program: cc.au.dk/en/recreational-fea…
Organizers: @CineFeline, @kte75, @Marc_M_Andersen & @MathiasClasen
