Research Events
Vera Tolz delivered John Erickson Memorial Lecture at the University of Edinburgh
On 14 May 2025, Vera Tolz delivered John Erickson Memorial Lecture at the University of Edinburgh. In her lecture, titled 'Russia, Disinformation, and the Global Media Environment,'
Mis/Dis-information, Conspiracy Theories and the Global Polycrisis: ‘Big Disinfo’ at Bay?
The event brought together academic researchers and partners from civil society organisations and think tanks. It was organised and funded by the Democracy & Trust research cluster of the Centre for Digital Trust and Society, together with two current research projects: REDACT and (Mis)Translating Deceit.
'Beyond Disinformation: Media, Identity, and Political Conflict'
On 8 May 2025, the '(Mis) Translating Deceit' project team hosted a postgraduate research workshop, 'Beyond Disinformation: Media, Identity, and Political Conflict.'
Vera Tolz gave a lecture on Re-examining Early Soviet Approaches to Propaganda and Disinformation at The University of Edinburgh's DELC Research Seminar Series
An in-person seminar by Professor Vera Tolz that will attempt to re-frame and re-examine early Soviet propaganda, and to situate it alongside Western media.
Vera Tolz presented a paper ‘Re-examining Early Soviet Approaches to Propaganda: Soviet Studies of Mass Communication in 1919-1931’
Vera Tolz presented her paper at two different locations earlier this year.