Generative Images Conference 2024: "Generative Images - Generative Imageries: Challenges of Visual Communication (Research) in the Age of AI"The Conference ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research The Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) is one of nine central research units at the University of Bremen and is one of the important European institutions researching questions into media-related transformations at the interface of the cultural, social, and technical sciences. Our research focuses on the emerging digital society in terms of the inequalities it generates while probing the historicity of their genesis and the challenges posed by algorithmic systems, automation, and the burgeoning datafied society. previous 123…10 next NewsZeMKI-News Two Media Appearances by Christian Katzenbach on Elon Musk's Takeover of the Online Service X In context with Elon Musk's takeover of X, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach was recently quoted in the dossier "Digitalwende" of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and will be heard on Deutschlandfunk Kultur on Saturday, November 2, 2024. 1. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Hannah Grünenthal publishes article in "Social Forms of Religion" ZeMKI member Dr. Hannah Grünenthal has published the article “‘Catholic’ and ‘Charismatic’. Two Logics of Legitimization and the Negotiation of Belonging in the German Catholic Charismatic Renewal” in “Social Forms of Religion European and American Christianity in Past and Present”. This article explores how the German Catholic Charismatic Renewal (GCCR) navigates its positioning in the (…) 1. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Research Colloquium Prof. Dr. Christian Greiffenhagen (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China) with Rongyu Li (East China University of Political Science and Law) & Mark Perry (Brunel University London): "Resolving Ambiguity in Symmetrical Interactions: 'Do I Scan You or You Scan Me?'” On November 6, 2024, the research colloquium by Prof. Dr. Christian Greiffenhagen, Rongyu Li and Mark Perry on "Resolving Ambiguity in Symmetrical Interactions: 'Do I Scan You or You Scan Me?'” will take place at the ZeMKI. 30. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Study on systemic risks of platforms on behalf of the Federal Network Agency A research group involving ZeMKI members Prof. Cornelius Puschmann and Patrick Zerrer has been awarded the contract for a study by the Federal Network Agency on the systemic risks of platforms in the context of the Digital Service Act. 25. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Numerous ZeMKI Members represented at the AoIR2024 From October 30, 2024 to November 02, 2024, this year's Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) conference will take place at the University of Sheffield, where numerous ZeMKI members will give presentations. 24. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News PGMT Lab at AoIR2024 conference in Sheffield, UK The PGMT Lab is going to AoIR in Sheffield, UK, from October 30 to November 2, 2024. The conference brings together hundreds of academics, researchers and other participants for an interdisciplinary, multi-methodological look at the Internet. 23. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Presentations by Christian Schwarzenegger in Copenhagen and Stockholm ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger holds two presentations at workshops in Copenhagen and Stockholm this week. 22. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News New PGMT Lab Member: Dr. Rebecca Scharlach We are excited to welcome Dr. Rebecca Scharlach as the newest member of the PGMT Lab at ZeMKI! In her postdoctoral project, Rebecca will explore the socio-technical impact of integrating generative AI into social media platforms. 17. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Presentation by Dom Ford at the Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference 2024 ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford gave a presentation at this year's Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference (CEEGS): "Reimagining Games, Art, and Performativity" in Nafplio, Greece, on October 10-12. 16. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Research Colloquium Prof. Dr. Lars de Wildt (University of Groningen, The Netherlands): "Global Gaming’s Reorientation to China" On October 23, 2024, the research colloquium by Prof. Dr. Lars de Wildt on "Global Gaming’s Reorientation to China" will take place at the ZeMKI. 16. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News ZeMKI member Daria Dergacheva presenting at ‘Countering Hybrid Threats While Protecting Digital Rights’ Workshop Dr. Daria Dergacheva from PGMT Lab will present on the topic “Governing Russian disinformation: very large social media platforms policies in the context of Russian invasion and war in Ukraine” at a workshop at Maastricht University on October 11, 2024. 10. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Stephanie Geise and Cornelius Puschmann are Part of the Graduate Student Scholarship Program “Contentious Politics in the Digital Age” ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Stephanie Geise and Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann are part of the Graduate Student Scholarship Program (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). 9. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Research Fellow: Dr. Piotr Siuda From September to October 2024, Dr. Piotr Siuda (Faculty of Cultural Studies, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland) will be a Research Fellow at ZeMKI. His research focus is gaming. More information here. 7. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News molo grows with a fresh update: new functions, new cities and a new look & feel The local information app "molo.news" now operates under the shortened name "molo" and has received a comprehensive update. 4. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News ZeMKI Members: Presentations at Beyond Play Conference Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf and Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gave the opening lecture at the Beyond Play conference. 1. October 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Beyond Play: Start of the conference On September 30, 2024, the “Beyond Play The Transformative Power of Digital Gaming in a Deeply Mediatized Society” conference will start at 11 a.m. with an exciting program at the University of Bremen. The conference will run until October 2, 2024. 30. September 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Presentation about OpenQDA, the open research software initiative at DINI Conference On September 18th, the OpenQDA-Team gave a presentation "The OpenQDA project: a software architecture for a sustainable open research software for collaborative qualitative data analysis" at the 25th DINI conference in Potsdam. 29. September 2024 NewsZeMKI-News New Publication by Erik Koenen and other ZeMKI Members A new publication entitled “Communicating the League of Nations: Contributions to a Transnational Communication History of the League of Nations in the Inter-War Period (1920-1938)” by Erik Koenen and other ZeMKI members has been published. 25. September 2024 SEE DEMOCRACY: Stephanie Geise will be a guest at City 46 on 28.09 With three documentaries and accompanying discussions, City 46 cinema's film series "DEMOKRATIE SEHEN/SEE DEMOCRACY" addresses the state of democracy today and brings the absence, failure and significance of democracy in different countries to the screen. 25. September 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Publication of the program: 3rd IASGAR Research Day - Digital Gaming and Values The program for the 3rd IASGAR Research Day “Digital Gaming and Values” on September 28, 2024 is now online. 24. September 2024 NewsZeMKI-News 7th Annual Conference of the DGPuK Division Media Sports and Sports Communication From September 18 to 20, the 7th annual conference of the DGPuK sdivision Media Sports and Sports Communication took place in Hamburg with strong participation from the ZeMKI. 21. September 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Closing of the 2024 Writing Week Today marked the end of the 2024 Writing Week, which took place from September 16 to 20 at the Ev. Bildungszentrum Bad Bederkesa. 20. September 2024 NewsZeMKI-News ZeMKI at the European Communication Conference 2024 Numerous ZeMKI members will be presenting their research at the 10th conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). 20. September 2024 NewsZeMKI-News PGMT Lab at 10th ECREA conference in Ljubljana The Lab Platform Governance, Media & Technology is goint to ECREA at the University of Ljubljana from September 24-27, 2024. 19. September 2024 previous 123…10 next
NewsZeMKI-News Two Media Appearances by Christian Katzenbach on Elon Musk's Takeover of the Online Service X In context with Elon Musk's takeover of X, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach was recently quoted in the dossier "Digitalwende" of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and will be heard on Deutschlandfunk Kultur on Saturday, November 2, 2024. 1. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Hannah Grünenthal publishes article in "Social Forms of Religion" ZeMKI member Dr. Hannah Grünenthal has published the article “‘Catholic’ and ‘Charismatic’. Two Logics of Legitimization and the Negotiation of Belonging in the German Catholic Charismatic Renewal” in “Social Forms of Religion European and American Christianity in Past and Present”. This article explores how the German Catholic Charismatic Renewal (GCCR) navigates its positioning in the (…) 1. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Research Colloquium Prof. Dr. Christian Greiffenhagen (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China) with Rongyu Li (East China University of Political Science and Law) & Mark Perry (Brunel University London): "Resolving Ambiguity in Symmetrical Interactions: 'Do I Scan You or You Scan Me?'” On November 6, 2024, the research colloquium by Prof. Dr. Christian Greiffenhagen, Rongyu Li and Mark Perry on "Resolving Ambiguity in Symmetrical Interactions: 'Do I Scan You or You Scan Me?'” will take place at the ZeMKI. 30. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Study on systemic risks of platforms on behalf of the Federal Network Agency A research group involving ZeMKI members Prof. Cornelius Puschmann and Patrick Zerrer has been awarded the contract for a study by the Federal Network Agency on the systemic risks of platforms in the context of the Digital Service Act. 25. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Numerous ZeMKI Members represented at the AoIR2024 From October 30, 2024 to November 02, 2024, this year's Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) conference will take place at the University of Sheffield, where numerous ZeMKI members will give presentations. 24. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News PGMT Lab at AoIR2024 conference in Sheffield, UK The PGMT Lab is going to AoIR in Sheffield, UK, from October 30 to November 2, 2024. The conference brings together hundreds of academics, researchers and other participants for an interdisciplinary, multi-methodological look at the Internet. 23. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Presentations by Christian Schwarzenegger in Copenhagen and Stockholm ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger holds two presentations at workshops in Copenhagen and Stockholm this week. 22. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News New PGMT Lab Member: Dr. Rebecca Scharlach We are excited to welcome Dr. Rebecca Scharlach as the newest member of the PGMT Lab at ZeMKI! In her postdoctoral project, Rebecca will explore the socio-technical impact of integrating generative AI into social media platforms. 17. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Presentation by Dom Ford at the Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference 2024 ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford gave a presentation at this year's Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference (CEEGS): "Reimagining Games, Art, and Performativity" in Nafplio, Greece, on October 10-12. 16. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Research Colloquium Prof. Dr. Lars de Wildt (University of Groningen, The Netherlands): "Global Gaming’s Reorientation to China" On October 23, 2024, the research colloquium by Prof. Dr. Lars de Wildt on "Global Gaming’s Reorientation to China" will take place at the ZeMKI. 16. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News ZeMKI member Daria Dergacheva presenting at ‘Countering Hybrid Threats While Protecting Digital Rights’ Workshop Dr. Daria Dergacheva from PGMT Lab will present on the topic “Governing Russian disinformation: very large social media platforms policies in the context of Russian invasion and war in Ukraine” at a workshop at Maastricht University on October 11, 2024. 10. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Stephanie Geise and Cornelius Puschmann are Part of the Graduate Student Scholarship Program “Contentious Politics in the Digital Age” ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Stephanie Geise and Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann are part of the Graduate Student Scholarship Program (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). 9. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Research Fellow: Dr. Piotr Siuda From September to October 2024, Dr. Piotr Siuda (Faculty of Cultural Studies, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland) will be a Research Fellow at ZeMKI. His research focus is gaming. More information here. 7. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News molo grows with a fresh update: new functions, new cities and a new look & feel The local information app "molo.news" now operates under the shortened name "molo" and has received a comprehensive update. 4. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News ZeMKI Members: Presentations at Beyond Play Conference Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf and Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gave the opening lecture at the Beyond Play conference. 1. October 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Beyond Play: Start of the conference On September 30, 2024, the “Beyond Play The Transformative Power of Digital Gaming in a Deeply Mediatized Society” conference will start at 11 a.m. with an exciting program at the University of Bremen. The conference will run until October 2, 2024. 30. September 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Presentation about OpenQDA, the open research software initiative at DINI Conference On September 18th, the OpenQDA-Team gave a presentation "The OpenQDA project: a software architecture for a sustainable open research software for collaborative qualitative data analysis" at the 25th DINI conference in Potsdam. 29. September 2024
NewsZeMKI-News New Publication by Erik Koenen and other ZeMKI Members A new publication entitled “Communicating the League of Nations: Contributions to a Transnational Communication History of the League of Nations in the Inter-War Period (1920-1938)” by Erik Koenen and other ZeMKI members has been published. 25. September 2024
SEE DEMOCRACY: Stephanie Geise will be a guest at City 46 on 28.09 With three documentaries and accompanying discussions, City 46 cinema's film series "DEMOKRATIE SEHEN/SEE DEMOCRACY" addresses the state of democracy today and brings the absence, failure and significance of democracy in different countries to the screen. 25. September 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Publication of the program: 3rd IASGAR Research Day - Digital Gaming and Values The program for the 3rd IASGAR Research Day “Digital Gaming and Values” on September 28, 2024 is now online. 24. September 2024
NewsZeMKI-News 7th Annual Conference of the DGPuK Division Media Sports and Sports Communication From September 18 to 20, the 7th annual conference of the DGPuK sdivision Media Sports and Sports Communication took place in Hamburg with strong participation from the ZeMKI. 21. September 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Closing of the 2024 Writing Week Today marked the end of the 2024 Writing Week, which took place from September 16 to 20 at the Ev. Bildungszentrum Bad Bederkesa. 20. September 2024
NewsZeMKI-News ZeMKI at the European Communication Conference 2024 Numerous ZeMKI members will be presenting their research at the 10th conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). 20. September 2024
NewsZeMKI-News PGMT Lab at 10th ECREA conference in Ljubljana The Lab Platform Governance, Media & Technology is goint to ECREA at the University of Ljubljana from September 24-27, 2024. 19. September 2024