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Vitae
- 1983 born in Wesel
- 2004 to 2009 studies in Mass Communication, Jurisprudence and Roman Philology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- During the studies: internships at the Employers' Association Northrhine-Westphalia/Düsseldorf, at the PR agency Claudia Neumann Communications/Cologne, at the Language and Management School King's Training/Madrid (Spain). Student work at the PR agency Klenk & Hoursch GmbH & Co.KG/Frankfurt/Main and at the Foundation for Reading/Mainz. Voluntary work in public relations and projects for the Association of Culture and Migration "Germany from Within and from the Outside" as well as for the Association for the Support of Education
- 2006-2007 year abroad at the Università della Svizzera italiana/Lugano (Switzerland)
- 2008-2009 Student Assistant at the Department of Mass Communication at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- December 2009 to September 2010 Research Assistant at the Department of Mass Communication at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Since October 2010 Research Assistant at the Department of Journalism and Communication Research
Major teaching and research interests
- Scientific communications
- Media effects
- Media competence
Activities
Member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
Erasmus representative of the Department of Journalism and Communication Reserach
Publications
2011
Klimmt, C. & Sowka, A. (2011). Resümee und Ausblick [Summary and outlook]. In D. Dörr, C. Klimmt & G. Daschmann (Eds.), Werbung in Computerspielen: Herausforderungen für das Medienrecht und die Förderung von Medienkompetenz [Advertising in computer games: Challenges for media law and the support of media literacy] (pp. 195-200). Berlin: Vistas.
Klimmt, C. & Sowka, A. (in press). Viel Wissen - keine Stimme? Die Resonanz der Migrationsforschung in der Integrationsdebatte [Much knowledge - no voice? The response of migration research in the integration debate]. In K. Brinkmann & H.-H. Uslucan (Eds.), Dabeisein und Dazugehören: Integration in Deutschland [Taking part and belonging: Integration in Germany]. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
Sowka, A., Klimmt, C., Daschmann, G. & Zorn, N. (2011). Der Untersuchungsgegenstand: Erscheinungsformen, Strategien und Modelle der Werbung in Computerspielen [Object of study: Appearances, strategies and models of advertising in computer games]. In D. Dörr, C. Klimmt & G. Daschmann (Eds.), Werbung in Computerspielen: Herausforderungen für das Medienrecht und die Förderung von Medienkompetenz [Advertising in computer games: Challenges for media law and the support of media literacy] (pp. 23-41). Berlin: Vistas.
Sowka, A., Roth, F., Klimmt, C. & Daschmann, G. (2011). Rezeption und Wirkung von In-Game-Werbung: Ein experimenteller Vergleich von Kindern und Erwachsenen [Reception and effects of in-game-advertising: An experimental comparison of children and adults]. In D. Dörr, C. Klimmt & G. Daschmann (Eds.), Werbung in Computerspielen: Werbung in Computerspielen: Herausforderungen für das Medienrecht und die Förderung von Medienkompetenz [Advertising in computer games: Challenges for media law and the support of media literacy (pp. 151-174). Berlin: Vistas.
Papers
2011
Sowka, A., Klimmt, C., & Daschmann, G. (2011, July). New challenges for children’s media literacy: Exploring the case of In-Game Advertising. Paper presented at the Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), July 13-17, 2011, Istanbul.
Sowka, A., Klimmt, C., Rothmund, T. & Gollwitzer, M. (2011, Juli). Appearance of social science research in the media: An exploration of news reports on violent video games. Paper presented at the Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), July 13-17, 2011, Istanbul.
2010
Sowka, A. (2010, November). Antworten der Wissenschaft auf die "Killerspiele"-Debatte [Scientific answers to the "Killer game" debate]. Paper presented at the Workshop "How to Report Correctly on Socio-Scientific Research. The Example of 'Killer Games'" at the Congress "WissensWerte 2010", November 8-10, 2010, Bremen.
Klimmt, C., Sowka, A., Dautermann, A., Hennerici, L., Kilb, T.-S., Kording, T., Leinemann, J., Lemke, R., Oschatz, C., Weichselbaum, P. & Roth, F. (2010, September). Do war video games undermine positive social change? Stereotyped enemies in First Person Shooters and their impact on ethnic attitudes. Paper presented at the Conference “Future and Reality of Gaming” (FROG 2010), September 24.-26, 2010, Vienna.
2009
Blake, C., Klimmt, C., Sowka, A., Dautermann, A., Lemke, R., Oschatz, C. & Roth, F. (2009, September). Does media literacy buffer the cognitive effects of violent video games? Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the Expert Group Media Psychology („New Media and Interactive Systems“) of the German Society of Psychology, September 9-11, 2009, Duisburg.
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