ZeMKI-News (41)

The anthology “Medienvielfalt – Religionsvielfalt: Facetten der Transformation von Medien und Religion” from the book series “Medien, Kultur, Kommunikation” was edited by ZeMKI member Anke Offerhaus. The following texts by Anke Offerhaus were also published in the anthology: Media Diversity – Religious Diversity: Facets of the Transformation of Media and Religion (Introduction)) Online mourning also (…)

From 5 to 6 October, ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Dr. Leif Kramp, Hendrik Kühn, Gino Krüger, Dr. Philip Sinner and Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf met with their national and international colleagues for the workshop “Refiguration of Public Communication 2023” of the Network of Communicative Figurations, organized by ZeMKI, in Hamburg.

Under the title “Oldenburg School for the Social Sciences and the Humanities”, a series of events will take place in Oldenburg at the beginning of October to promote young academics in the humanities and social sciences. When: 04. to 06.10.2023 Where: Smart House, Oldenburg On October 6, ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford will give a (…)

ZeMKI member Dr. Leif Kramp is co-author of a study publication on the current state of non-profit journalism in Germany (“Non-Profit Journalism”). The white paper, which was written together with Dr. Stephan Weichert (VOCER Institute for Digital Resilience) and published by the Otto Brenner Foundation as workbook 112, reviews the current basis for discussion on (…)

In the third episode of the ZeMKI podcast, host Juri Fidora talks to ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach, head of the “Platform Governance, Media and Technology” lab. Listen to the new episode here

In the report by the Y-Kollektiv (ARD) “Hitler memes at schools. Trivialization of Nazi ideology”, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger is interviewed as an expert. He explains why sharing Hitler memes does not necessarily have to be political, but why distancing oneself from them by claiming that they are just for fun is also (…)

This year’s conference of the DGPuK Media Sports and Sports Communication specialist group took place in Stuttgart from September 20 to 22, 2023. The prize for the best institution was awarded for the ninth time. This year it went to a ZeMKI team. The winners were ZeMKI BA graduate Mirko Vopalensky and ZeMKI member Dr. (…)

Dr. Jens Pohlmann’s latest publication, “The Creation of an Avant-Garde Brand: Heiner Müller’s Self-Presentation in the German Public Sphere”, is based on the author’s dissertation. In terms of content, the book examines the critical relationship between the avant-garde and marketing using the example of Heinrich Müller’s self-presentation in the German public sphere. The cover of (…)