Dr. Xénia Farkas

Emeritus Professor

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Biography

Xénia Farkas is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Umeå University, working within the DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Corvinus University of Budapest, completed in 2022. Her main research interests focus on visual politics and visual political communication, with a particular emphasis on disinformation, populism, and personalization. Xénia has published peer-reviewed journal articles detailing her findings in the field, including a literature review of visual political communication from 2012 to 2022 and studies comparing visual political communication among populist and non-populist parties across 28 countries.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

2022-01-01 — Present

Umeå University • Umeå

Conducting research in the field of visual political communication and digital sociology.

Requirements for Umeå University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
PTE
Overall
Required:62
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in relevant field At least 90 ECTS in the main subject area
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport
  • Letter of Motivation (certain programs)
  • CV (certain programs)
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.