About the Author

Marina Scharlaj is a culturologist and linguist at the Institute of Slavic Studies, Technische Universität Dresden. From 2016–2019, she was the leader of the project "Aggression and Argumentation", financed by the Volkswagen Foundation. Dr. Scharlaj works in the field of digital media and public discourse, official and unofficial culture, as well as cross-border-cultures and conflict discourses.