News previous 1 2 3 … 13 14 next News ZeMKI media and communication students part of Erasmus+ BIP held in Salerno From May 26 to 30, 2025, the third edition of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) organized by the Digital Constitutionalism Network took place in Salerno, Italy. Entitled “Digital Constitutionalism and Digital Sovereignty: Navigating Power and Rights in the Digital Age”, this international teaching program followed on successful BIP editions in Padua (2023) and at (…) 6. June 2025 News Recorded ComAI Lectures on YouTube Three new recordings of the ComAI Lectures with Axel Bruns, Benedetta Brevini and Christian Greiffenhagen are now available in full length on the ZeMKI YouTube channel. 3. June 2025 News Presentation by Stephanie Seul at Ghent Conference ZeMKI member Dr. Stephanie Seul will give a presentation at the conference “Forgotten journalists: Lived experiences and professional identities in the past” in Ghent, Belgium on June 6, 2025. 3. June 2025 News molo in current MDR coverage of the re:publica 2025 In an article published by MDR on May 29, 2025, the local news app molo is presented as an alternative to large platforms such as Facebook and TikTok. 30. May 2025 News Presentation by Dom Ford at the Nordic DiGRA Conference 2025 On May 28, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford will give a talk titled “Player Democracy in Old School RuneScape” at the Nordic DiGRA Conference 2025. 27. May 2025 News molo at the 69th Conference for Urban Press Relations and Communication On May 22, 2025, the local news app “molo” will be presented at the 69th Conference for Urban Press Relations and Communication in Rostock. 21. May 2025 News WDR Radio Report with Philip Sinner An interview with ZeMKI member Dr. Philip Sinner served as the basis for the report “Sport für junge Zielgruppen” in the program “WDR 5 Töne, Texte, Bilder”. 21. May 2025 News Results of the Recov-19 project were presented at the Transatlantic Platform Conference on May 15-16, 2025 Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Amrei Sander presented their final findings at the conference for the funding line “Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World.” 21. May 2025 News Reminder: Call for Paper for special issue on "Beyond Play" The research focus “Digital Gaming” is collecting abstracts for our special issue on “Beyond Play” until May 31! 21. May 2025 News Jan Rau at re:publica 2025: Digital platforms and democratic discourse Jan Rau, ZeMKI member, will give a lecture on 27 May 2025 at 7:15 pm at re:publica 2025 in Berlin on the topic “Beyond the anger machine: How digital platforms can promote democratic discourse” 20. May 2025 News Andrea Grahl, Alex Krause and Bartje Krüger at re:publica 2025 ZeMKI members Andrea Grahl and Alex Krause will be holding a workshop on “molo – eine Plattform als neues soziales Medium für Stadt und Region” at re:publica 2025 on May 26 at 3 pm. 19. May 2025 News Christian Katzenbach as a guest at “Wissen um 11” ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Katzenbach will give a lecture on “Responsibility and irresponsibility of digital platforms” on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at “Wissen um 11”, the science matinee at the Haus der Wissenschaften. 19. May 2025 News The final program of the AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 in Bremen On June 3 and 4, leading international scholars will discuss key issues of technology and power at the conference “From Platform Governance to Generative AI” in Bremen. The final program is now released. 16. May 2025 News Guest lecture by Christian Schwarzenegger on the role of alternative platforms in political communication On May 14, 2025, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gave a guest lecture at the University of Jena. 15. May 2025 News Sandra Kero as part of the lecture series “Rechtsextremismus, Medien und Geschlecht” On May 20, 2025, ZeMKI member Sandra Kero will give the lecture “Die Rechte und die Frau: zwischen Obsession und (synthetischer) Imagination” as part of the lecture series “Rechtsextremismus, Medien und Geschlecht”. 14. May 2025 News Debate contribution by Stephanie Geise and Christian Schwarzenegger in new issue of DGPuK Aviso ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Stephanie Geise and Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger each contribute to the debate on AI-generated images and synthetic imagery in the current issue of DGPuK's Aviso, curated by Prof. Katharina Lobinger (Lugano). 14. May 2025 News ComAI-Lecture with Dennis Frieß (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf) On Monday, June 30, 2025, the ComAI Lecture on “AI within Public Online Discourse” with Dr. Dennis Frieß from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf will take place at the Bremen Press Club. 14. May 2025 News Christian Schwarzenegger in an interview with Weser Kurier On April 9, 2025, an interview with ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger was published in the Weser Kurier on the occasion of his appointment to the University of Bremen. 13. May 2025 News Kerstin Radde-Antweiler publishes article in new handbook for the Study of Religion Radde-Antweiler's contribution uses the example of mediatized self-crucifixions in the Philippines to show the added value of looking at religious phenomena through and with mediatization approaches. 13. May 2025 News Christian Katzenbach at the press conference on "Regulierung sozialer Medien und Tech-Giganten" In recent weeks, proceedings and high fines against tech companies have caused a stir. In a press briefing, Professor Dr Christian Katzenbach sheds light on whether this points to stricter regulation. 12. May 2025 News OpenQDA and MeTag at the 5th NQM Conference: Digital methods in qualitative social research: applications, challenges, reflections The 5th conference of the Qualitative Methods Network will take place in Cologne from May 7 to 9, 2025. The theme for 2025 is Digital Methods in Qualitative Social Research: Applications, Challenges, Reflections. 7. May 2025 News Talk by Miira Hill in Milan on the construction of visibility ZeMKI member Dr. Miira Hill from the DCID-Lab will give a lecture on the communicative construction of visibility and subjectivation under the socio-technical conditions of the digital at the University of Milan-Bicocca on May 8, 2025. 7. May 2025 News Rebecca Scharlach elected to the Executive Committee of the AoIR ZeMKI member Dr. Rebecca Scharlach was recently elected to the Executive Committee (Open Seat) of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) for the 2025-2027 term. 6. May 2025 News Research stay in Japan: Andreas Hepp speaks on “Digital Futures” On May 7, 2025, Andreas Hepp will give a lecture at the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. The lecture will explore the concept of digital futures and the research perspectives required to investigate them. 5. May 2025 previous 1 2 3 … 13 14 next
News ZeMKI media and communication students part of Erasmus+ BIP held in Salerno From May 26 to 30, 2025, the third edition of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) organized by the Digital Constitutionalism Network took place in Salerno, Italy. Entitled “Digital Constitutionalism and Digital Sovereignty: Navigating Power and Rights in the Digital Age”, this international teaching program followed on successful BIP editions in Padua (2023) and at (…) 6. June 2025
News Recorded ComAI Lectures on YouTube Three new recordings of the ComAI Lectures with Axel Bruns, Benedetta Brevini and Christian Greiffenhagen are now available in full length on the ZeMKI YouTube channel. 3. June 2025
News Presentation by Stephanie Seul at Ghent Conference ZeMKI member Dr. Stephanie Seul will give a presentation at the conference “Forgotten journalists: Lived experiences and professional identities in the past” in Ghent, Belgium on June 6, 2025. 3. June 2025
News molo in current MDR coverage of the re:publica 2025 In an article published by MDR on May 29, 2025, the local news app molo is presented as an alternative to large platforms such as Facebook and TikTok. 30. May 2025
News Presentation by Dom Ford at the Nordic DiGRA Conference 2025 On May 28, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford will give a talk titled “Player Democracy in Old School RuneScape” at the Nordic DiGRA Conference 2025. 27. May 2025
News molo at the 69th Conference for Urban Press Relations and Communication On May 22, 2025, the local news app “molo” will be presented at the 69th Conference for Urban Press Relations and Communication in Rostock. 21. May 2025
News WDR Radio Report with Philip Sinner An interview with ZeMKI member Dr. Philip Sinner served as the basis for the report “Sport für junge Zielgruppen” in the program “WDR 5 Töne, Texte, Bilder”. 21. May 2025
News Results of the Recov-19 project were presented at the Transatlantic Platform Conference on May 15-16, 2025 Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Amrei Sander presented their final findings at the conference for the funding line “Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World.” 21. May 2025
News Reminder: Call for Paper for special issue on "Beyond Play" The research focus “Digital Gaming” is collecting abstracts for our special issue on “Beyond Play” until May 31! 21. May 2025
News Jan Rau at re:publica 2025: Digital platforms and democratic discourse Jan Rau, ZeMKI member, will give a lecture on 27 May 2025 at 7:15 pm at re:publica 2025 in Berlin on the topic “Beyond the anger machine: How digital platforms can promote democratic discourse” 20. May 2025
News Andrea Grahl, Alex Krause and Bartje Krüger at re:publica 2025 ZeMKI members Andrea Grahl and Alex Krause will be holding a workshop on “molo – eine Plattform als neues soziales Medium für Stadt und Region” at re:publica 2025 on May 26 at 3 pm. 19. May 2025
News Christian Katzenbach as a guest at “Wissen um 11” ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Katzenbach will give a lecture on “Responsibility and irresponsibility of digital platforms” on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at “Wissen um 11”, the science matinee at the Haus der Wissenschaften. 19. May 2025
News The final program of the AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 in Bremen On June 3 and 4, leading international scholars will discuss key issues of technology and power at the conference “From Platform Governance to Generative AI” in Bremen. The final program is now released. 16. May 2025
News Guest lecture by Christian Schwarzenegger on the role of alternative platforms in political communication On May 14, 2025, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger gave a guest lecture at the University of Jena. 15. May 2025
News Sandra Kero as part of the lecture series “Rechtsextremismus, Medien und Geschlecht” On May 20, 2025, ZeMKI member Sandra Kero will give the lecture “Die Rechte und die Frau: zwischen Obsession und (synthetischer) Imagination” as part of the lecture series “Rechtsextremismus, Medien und Geschlecht”. 14. May 2025
News Debate contribution by Stephanie Geise and Christian Schwarzenegger in new issue of DGPuK Aviso ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Stephanie Geise and Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger each contribute to the debate on AI-generated images and synthetic imagery in the current issue of DGPuK's Aviso, curated by Prof. Katharina Lobinger (Lugano). 14. May 2025
News ComAI-Lecture with Dennis Frieß (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf) On Monday, June 30, 2025, the ComAI Lecture on “AI within Public Online Discourse” with Dr. Dennis Frieß from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf will take place at the Bremen Press Club. 14. May 2025
News Christian Schwarzenegger in an interview with Weser Kurier On April 9, 2025, an interview with ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger was published in the Weser Kurier on the occasion of his appointment to the University of Bremen. 13. May 2025
News Kerstin Radde-Antweiler publishes article in new handbook for the Study of Religion Radde-Antweiler's contribution uses the example of mediatized self-crucifixions in the Philippines to show the added value of looking at religious phenomena through and with mediatization approaches. 13. May 2025
News Christian Katzenbach at the press conference on "Regulierung sozialer Medien und Tech-Giganten" In recent weeks, proceedings and high fines against tech companies have caused a stir. In a press briefing, Professor Dr Christian Katzenbach sheds light on whether this points to stricter regulation. 12. May 2025
News OpenQDA and MeTag at the 5th NQM Conference: Digital methods in qualitative social research: applications, challenges, reflections The 5th conference of the Qualitative Methods Network will take place in Cologne from May 7 to 9, 2025. The theme for 2025 is Digital Methods in Qualitative Social Research: Applications, Challenges, Reflections. 7. May 2025
News Talk by Miira Hill in Milan on the construction of visibility ZeMKI member Dr. Miira Hill from the DCID-Lab will give a lecture on the communicative construction of visibility and subjectivation under the socio-technical conditions of the digital at the University of Milan-Bicocca on May 8, 2025. 7. May 2025
News Rebecca Scharlach elected to the Executive Committee of the AoIR ZeMKI member Dr. Rebecca Scharlach was recently elected to the Executive Committee (Open Seat) of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) for the 2025-2027 term. 6. May 2025
News Research stay in Japan: Andreas Hepp speaks on “Digital Futures” On May 7, 2025, Andreas Hepp will give a lecture at the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. The lecture will explore the concept of digital futures and the research perspectives required to investigate them. 5. May 2025
