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 New Article: "Solving the Crisis with 'Do-It-Yourself Heroes'?" A new article on the media coverage of " Maker" and "Quantified Self" movements in the Covid-19 pandemic by Jeanette Asmuss and ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Julie Lüpkes and Anne Schmitz has been published in the journal "Communications". 29. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Practice meets Science: Christoph Pieper (Director of Communications at Werder Bremen) as a Guest at the ZeMKI On November 26, 2024, Christoph Pieper (Director of Communications Werder Bremen) will be a guest in the KMW 1 lecture "Introduction to Theories and Basic Concepts" by ZeMKI member Dr. Philip Sinner. 26. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Samira Ghozzi-Ben Miled: Publication of her work on Western constructions in Tintin The monograph by ZeMKI member Samira Ghozzi-Ben Miled (M.A.) on "Tintin" - Western Constructions of the Middle East in Pop Cultural Media: A Discourse Analysis on the Construction of the Other" was recently published by VIRR. 26. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Talk by Andreas Hepp at the Online Colloquium "Living and Research in Times of Deep Mediatization" ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp will give a talk entitled: "Datafication, Automation and Communicative AI: Broadening the Scope of Mediatization Research" at an online colloquium on December 6 at 3 pm. 25. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Daniel Whelan-Shamy from Queensland as Visiting Researcher at ZeMKI The Digital Communication and Information Diversity Lab (DCID) welcomes Daniel Whelan-Shamy from the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology, Australia, as a visiting researcher at ZeMKI. 25. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News ComAI Lecture with Prof. Dr. Claes de Vreese On November 26, the ComAI Lecture with Prof. Dr. Claes de Vreese (Universiteit van Amsterdam) on the topic "The AI Effect: How (generative) AI is reshaping discussions about elections and democracy" will take place at Bremer Presse-Club. 21. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Dom Ford: Lecture"How players talk about disastrous game launches: What went wrong with Cities: Skylines II?" On November 29, 2024, ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford will give a talk on "How players talk about disastrous game launches: What went wrong with Cities: Skylines II?" at the “Conference on Language, Norms and Digital Lives” at the University of Copenhagen. 20. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Rebecca Scharlach as a Guest on SWR Aktuell Podcast ZeMKI member Dr. Rebecca Scharlach was a guest on the podcast "Im Gespräch" by SWR Aktuell and talks about ways to escape the flood of negative news, especially on social networks. 18. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News ComAI Lecture with Ralf Bendrath On November 19, this semester's first ComAI Lecture with Ralf Bendrath (Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament) on the topic "How the EU's AI Act came about. Insights from a Negotiator" will take place at Bremer Presse-Club. 18. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Lecture by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler at the workshop "Playing the Aggressor. Historical Conquest, Colonization, and Resistance in Video Games" ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler will give a lecture on November 16, 2014 on the topic “How to Deal with an Aggressor in Real Time? Digital Gaming as Part of Interpreting and Negotiating the Russian Invasion of 2022” at the University of Heidelberg. The workshop will analyze video games that reconstruct, model, or draw (…) 15. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Report: Recov-19 Project “Between Faith and Pandemic” A new report from the Recov-19 project on the topic “Between faith and pandemic – How Corona has changed religious communities” was published in the online magazine “up2date”. Easter 2020: Instead of together with tens of thousands of believers, the Pope celebrated the Easter mass alone with a few other clergy. Elsewhere, digital offerings flourished, (…) 12. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News POLTRACK Study on Alternative News Consumption Featured on NiemanLab Harvard's NiemanLab has featured research from the POLTRACK project by Cornelius Puschmann, Patrick Zerrer, Sebastien Stier and Helena Rauxloh on predictors of alternative news consumption in a recent newsletter. 12. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Research Colloquium Prof. Dr. Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed (University of Cardiff, UK): "Research challenges and innovation in audiovisual archives: case studies from Colombia and Wales" On November 20, 2024, the research colloquium by Prof. Dr. Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed on "Research challenges and innovation in audiovisual archives: case studies from Colombia and Wales" will take place at the ZeMKI. 6. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News Kathrin Trattner: Lecture ‘Was Barbarossa not German?!’ On November 5, 2024, ZeMKI member Dr. Kathrin Trattner will give a guest lecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna on the topic “‘Was Barbarossa not German?!’ Nation, History, and Identity in Gamer Discussions”. ‘What is the difference between a nation and a state?’ ‘Was Barbarossa German?’ ‘Are the Cree an actual nation?‘ (…) 5. November 2024 NewsZeMKI-News New Publication by Paloma Viejo Otero to be published on November 18 A new publication by ZeMKI member Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero entitled "Platform Governance and Social Justice. Governing Hate Speech on Social Media" will be published by Emerald Publishing Limited on November 18, 2024. 4. November 2024 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 Research ColloquiumFall Semster 24/25 Dr. Jens Pohlmann (ZeMKI, U Bremen): "NetzDG on Twitter" The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Jens Pohlmann can be found here. 24. 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 previous 123…10 next
NewsZeMKI-News New Article: "Solving the Crisis with 'Do-It-Yourself Heroes'?" A new article on the media coverage of " Maker" and "Quantified Self" movements in the Covid-19 pandemic by Jeanette Asmuss and ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Julie Lüpkes and Anne Schmitz has been published in the journal "Communications". 29. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Practice meets Science: Christoph Pieper (Director of Communications at Werder Bremen) as a Guest at the ZeMKI On November 26, 2024, Christoph Pieper (Director of Communications Werder Bremen) will be a guest in the KMW 1 lecture "Introduction to Theories and Basic Concepts" by ZeMKI member Dr. Philip Sinner. 26. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Samira Ghozzi-Ben Miled: Publication of her work on Western constructions in Tintin The monograph by ZeMKI member Samira Ghozzi-Ben Miled (M.A.) on "Tintin" - Western Constructions of the Middle East in Pop Cultural Media: A Discourse Analysis on the Construction of the Other" was recently published by VIRR. 26. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Talk by Andreas Hepp at the Online Colloquium "Living and Research in Times of Deep Mediatization" ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp will give a talk entitled: "Datafication, Automation and Communicative AI: Broadening the Scope of Mediatization Research" at an online colloquium on December 6 at 3 pm. 25. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Daniel Whelan-Shamy from Queensland as Visiting Researcher at ZeMKI The Digital Communication and Information Diversity Lab (DCID) welcomes Daniel Whelan-Shamy from the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology, Australia, as a visiting researcher at ZeMKI. 25. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News ComAI Lecture with Prof. Dr. Claes de Vreese On November 26, the ComAI Lecture with Prof. Dr. Claes de Vreese (Universiteit van Amsterdam) on the topic "The AI Effect: How (generative) AI is reshaping discussions about elections and democracy" will take place at Bremer Presse-Club. 21. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Dom Ford: Lecture"How players talk about disastrous game launches: What went wrong with Cities: Skylines II?" On November 29, 2024, ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford will give a talk on "How players talk about disastrous game launches: What went wrong with Cities: Skylines II?" at the “Conference on Language, Norms and Digital Lives” at the University of Copenhagen. 20. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Rebecca Scharlach as a Guest on SWR Aktuell Podcast ZeMKI member Dr. Rebecca Scharlach was a guest on the podcast "Im Gespräch" by SWR Aktuell and talks about ways to escape the flood of negative news, especially on social networks. 18. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News ComAI Lecture with Ralf Bendrath On November 19, this semester's first ComAI Lecture with Ralf Bendrath (Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament) on the topic "How the EU's AI Act came about. Insights from a Negotiator" will take place at Bremer Presse-Club. 18. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Lecture by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler at the workshop "Playing the Aggressor. Historical Conquest, Colonization, and Resistance in Video Games" ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler will give a lecture on November 16, 2014 on the topic “How to Deal with an Aggressor in Real Time? Digital Gaming as Part of Interpreting and Negotiating the Russian Invasion of 2022” at the University of Heidelberg. The workshop will analyze video games that reconstruct, model, or draw (…) 15. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Report: Recov-19 Project “Between Faith and Pandemic” A new report from the Recov-19 project on the topic “Between faith and pandemic – How Corona has changed religious communities” was published in the online magazine “up2date”. Easter 2020: Instead of together with tens of thousands of believers, the Pope celebrated the Easter mass alone with a few other clergy. Elsewhere, digital offerings flourished, (…) 12. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News POLTRACK Study on Alternative News Consumption Featured on NiemanLab Harvard's NiemanLab has featured research from the POLTRACK project by Cornelius Puschmann, Patrick Zerrer, Sebastien Stier and Helena Rauxloh on predictors of alternative news consumption in a recent newsletter. 12. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Research Colloquium Prof. Dr. Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed (University of Cardiff, UK): "Research challenges and innovation in audiovisual archives: case studies from Colombia and Wales" On November 20, 2024, the research colloquium by Prof. Dr. Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed on "Research challenges and innovation in audiovisual archives: case studies from Colombia and Wales" will take place at the ZeMKI. 6. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News Kathrin Trattner: Lecture ‘Was Barbarossa not German?!’ On November 5, 2024, ZeMKI member Dr. Kathrin Trattner will give a guest lecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna on the topic “‘Was Barbarossa not German?!’ Nation, History, and Identity in Gamer Discussions”. ‘What is the difference between a nation and a state?’ ‘Was Barbarossa German?’ ‘Are the Cree an actual nation?‘ (…) 5. November 2024
NewsZeMKI-News New Publication by Paloma Viejo Otero to be published on November 18 A new publication by ZeMKI member Dr. Paloma Viejo Otero entitled "Platform Governance and Social Justice. Governing Hate Speech on Social Media" will be published by Emerald Publishing Limited on November 18, 2024. 4. November 2024
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
Research ColloquiumFall Semster 24/25 Dr. Jens Pohlmann (ZeMKI, U Bremen): "NetzDG on Twitter" The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Jens Pohlmann can be found here. 24. 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