Manuela Beyer

Dr. Manuela Beyer is a researcher at the Chair of Economic and Organizational Sociology within the Department of Sociology at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Her career spans institutions like Free University of Berlin (doctorate in 2023), Chemnitz University of Technology (2017-2023), and Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (2015-2017).

• PhD in Sociology (Free University Berlin, 2023)
• Master of European Political Sociology (Dalarna University, Sweden, 2007)
• Studied Sociology, Psychology, and Journalism (University of Leipzig, 2003-2010)

Research Interests: Manuela specializes in the sociology of emotions, gender relations, qualitative methods, and social change. Her work explores affective dynamics, emotional discourses, and their societal impacts.

Teaching: In SS 2023, she teaches 'Work, Organization and Gender' and 'Sociology of Sexuality' at MLU Halle. She has also published extensively on topics ranging from emotionalization processes to national identification mechanisms.

Publications Trends: Recent articles focus on fear discourse in gendered contexts, affective interview dynamics, emotional discourses in media, and collective emotions during football tournaments. Her scholarship bridges emotion theory, gender studies, and cultural analysis.