Amber Boeynaems, MSc
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- +31 20 59 84703
- 13a-89, 3e-17
- a.boeynaems@vu.nl
- fac. der geesteswetenschappen ( taal,lit.&comm. ), faculteit der sociale wetenschappen ( afdeling communicatiewetenschap )
- PhD candidate
Presence
Monday to Thursday
About
Amber Boeynaems (MA 2011, VU University Amsterdam) is a PhD Candidate in the project “Dynamics of Figurative Frames in Dutch Public Discourse” under the supervision of Dr. Christian Burgers, Prof. dr. Elly Konijn and Prof. dr. Gerard Steen. She received a Master’s degree in Journalism and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Information Studies (CIW) at VU University. For her Master thesis, she studied the effects of figurative language and framing in political speech on the immediate attention of the public.
Specialization
- Figurative language
- Framing effects
Current research
- Effects of using figurative language (metaphor, irony, hyperbole) in public discourse on text- and issue perception
Current teaching
- Supervision BA theses
Representative publications
- Lagerwerf, L., Boeynaems, A., van Egmond-Brussee, C., & Burgers, C. (in press). Immediate attention for public speech: Differential effects of rhetorical schemes and valence framing in political radio speeches. Journal of Language and Social Psychology.
doi: 10.1177/0261927X14557947