Dr. Alexa Robertson

Professor

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Biography

Alexa Robertson is a professor at Stockholm University specializing in Media Communication Studies and has a background as an associate professor in Political Science. Her research focuses on global media and cosmopolitanism with particular attention on the mediations of protest and the social inequalities they reveal. She investigates the challenges journalists face in reporting these phenomena within a media landscape that is in continual flux. Alexa is the principal investigator of a project titled 'Information: A Global Perspective on Inequality' and has authored several significant works including 'Screening Protest: Visual Narratives of Dissent in Time and Space' (Routledge, 2018), 'Media Politics in a Globalizing World' (Polity, 2015), 'Global News: Reporting Conflicts and Cosmopolitanism' (Peter Lang, 2015), and 'Mediated Cosmopolitanism' (Polity, 2010). She teaches advanced courses at the Master’s level at IMS, including 'Media Politics in a Globalizing World' and 'Politics of Popular Culture', and is also involved in teaching the Introduction to Global Media Studies course.

Research Interests

Courses

Media Politics in a Globalizing World Politics of Popular Culture Introduction to Global Media Studies

Requirements for Stockholm University

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with at least 90 ECTS in Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Certificates and diplomas of completed degree
  • Transcript of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Passport or ID document
Specialization Notes

Includes Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Sustainable Chemistry.