Niamh Cashell
niamhcashell.bsky.social
Niamh Cashell
@niamhcashell.bsky.social
Politics PhD student researching the use of visuals in election campaigns
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We're thrilled to announce that we are continuing our new tradition of an Early Career Pre-Conference Day ahead of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social main conference. Join us in Glasgow on 24 March 2024 from 2pm!

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December 5, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Reposted by Niamh Cashell
Just presented our project with @niamhcashell.bsky.social at the Media & Politics Group @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social using quants & quals analysis to compare Google & Microsoft AI tags of political campaign images; we discussed issues w accuracy & implications of AI's sexist & racist biases
October 26, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Reposted by Niamh Cashell
Having seen how awkward-bordering-on-uncanny Sunak's Smoke free future promo pic is it is worth reading @niamhcashell.bsky.social piece on appearing visually authentic

blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/visualising-...
Visualising the future of visual politics
Visual campaigning is not new to the social media era. In the US, the first political cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in political pamphlets in 1747. Visual symbols such as the bald eagle, ...
blog.politics.ox.ac.uk
October 5, 2023 at 8:29 PM
Hi everyone! I’m a Politics PhD student based at the University of Manchester. I focus on visual political communication and how candidates target in-groups and out-groups through their campaign imagery. In my spare time I love swimming, especially outdoors!
October 5, 2023 at 2:57 PM