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Lab Media and Religion

The Media and Religion Lab is concerned with the interrelation between media and religions and their transformation. Thereby the perspective is a dual one: On the one hand side current as well as religious discourses and their authorities are shaped by media. On the other hand side religious practices are always also media practices and religious identities are always media identities likewise. So, actors respectively groups present, discuss and organise their religious perceptions through diverse media (books, pictures, videos, virtual worlds etc.). In this sense religion is a mediatized phenomenon that is necessary to be analyzed in respect of issues of media communication that accompany them.

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Panel discussion: Does politics belong in video games?
ZeMKI member Kerstin Radde-Antweiler will participate in a panel discussion on the topic "Does Politics Belong in Video Games? Games have long since become more than just a pastime. They tell stories, build worlds – and in doing so, sometimes convey values." on the ARD MixTalk program on March 4th at 8:30 pm.

3. March 2026

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These are the ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellows of 2026
For 2026, the ZeMKI Steering Committee has selected seven international visiting scholars as part of the Visiting Research Fellowship program. Each fellow will spend at least four weeks collaborating with selected ZeMKI Labs.

17. February 2026

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Kerstin Radde-Antweiler in an interview with up2date
ZeMKI member Kerstin Radde Antweiler was interviewed by up2date, the online magazine of the University of Bremen. The interview discussed the relevance of video games to society. Whether serious games, environmental games, or first-person shooters: they all offer insights into human values. They promote violence, incite aggression, or are simply a waste of time: this is how video games are often portrayed. But this perspective is outdated, as religious and media studies scholar Kerstin Radde-Antweiler demonstrates.

4. February 2026

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New ZeMKI Working Paper No. 55 published
The new ZeMKI working paper by authors Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Solange Lefebvre, and Gladys Ganiel, entitled “The Changing Role of Religion in Societies Emerging from Covid-19. Research Project Methodology,” is now available.

2. February 2026

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CfP gamevironments: Special Issue 2027
BEDROOM JOURNALISTS? ZINES AND EARLY PLAYER CULTURES  In the 1980s and 1990s, for many computer game enthusiasts, the dream of a job in the games industry often began in their bedrooms: some created their first games on the C64 or Atari, while others wanted to write about games and literally put together their own gaming magazines. However, not much is known about these so-called zines.

23. January 2026

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Gamevironments journal: Latest issue out now!
The latest issue of the gamevironments Journal, focusing on gaming, was published on December 18, 2025. Among the published articles are exciting pieces such as "The Byzantine Army in Video Games: Common Misconceptions Shaping Popular Perceptions" and "Hollow yet Hopeful? Sky Islands, Hubris, and Gravity in Video Games." Check it out here. 

23. December 2025