Vol. 17 No. 33 (2026): SPECIAL ISSUE: Gendering Character Assassination

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Published: 2026-08-26

Editor's Note

INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE: Gendering Character Assassination

Jennifer Keohane, Eric Shiraev

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Articles

KAMALA HARRIS IN RUSSIAN MEDIA: GENDERED CHARACTER ASSASSINATION AND THE DELIGITIMIZATION OF POLITICAL FEMININITY IN AUTHORITARIAN DISCOURSE

Oleg Kashirskikh, Katerina Tsetsura

9-29
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LILITH THE DEMON, MEDIA EVOLUTION AND THE ORIGINS OF GENDERED CHARACTER ASSASSINATION

Leslie Reynard

30-48
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MESSALINA – OR: ONCE YOUR REPUTATION IS RUINED...

Florian Krüpe

49-64
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MINNESOTA NICE? LEADERSHIP, SEXISM, AND ATTACKS ON THE LAUNCH OF SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

Tyler Johnson

65-82
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OF “OUTSIDE AGITATORS”, “PECULIAR WHITES”, AND “POOR EXCUSES FOR WHITE WOMEN”: THE CHARACTER ASSASSINATIONS OF WHITE SOUTHERN FEMALE CIVIL RIGHTSACTIVISTS IN THE 1960S

Clara-Sophie Höhn

83-99
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STITCHING REFUTATIONS: DEBUNKING MISOGYNY AND MISINFORMATION ON TIKTOK

Kunjika Apurvabhai , M. Riley Tinlin , Leticia Bode, Merielle Agorilla, Carol Balassa, Evan Cain, Randy Cantz, Maria Fernanda Chanduvi, Yanpei Chen, Yige Chen, Giselle Guadiana, Meghan Landsberg, Hannah McDonnell, Bryan Murphy , Kashaf Rashid

100-122
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“THE ORANGE EMPEROR, THE BITCH, AND THE SLUT”: MEME ATTACKS ON TRUMP, CLINTON, AND HARRIS

Dr. Kevin A. Stein, Dr. Matthew H. Barton

123-144
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ENHANCING FACT-CHECKING WITH RAG AND KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS

Ashneet Khandpur Singh, Pau Perea Paños, Mario Reyes de los Mozos, Gary Munnelly

147-166
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MIGRATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY MEASURES IN CROATIAN MEDIA: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Kristina Posavec, Ana Malnar

167-184
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Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEWS

Martin Bubanović, Tanja Grmuša, Marko Roško

186-195
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