Lab Media Change and Long-Term Transformation Processes

The 8th annual conference of the DGPuK Media Sports and Sports Communication expert group took place in Frankfurt am Main from September 17 to 19, 2025, under the theme of “Sustainability & Diversity in Sports Communication”.

ZeMKI members Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf, Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger, and Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler will give presentations on September 25, 2025, at the ECREA Digital Games Research Section Symposium “Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society”.

ZeMKI members Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Christian Schwarzenegger and Karsten D. Wolf share their expertise on the influence of video games on education, values, political attitudes, and communication channels in an article published by RiffReporter.

In light of this year's Gamescom, Christian Schwarzenegger explains why digital gaming cultures should be seen as a driver of social change.

ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger is participating in this year’s ECREA European Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School as an expert. He will offer a workshop on qualitative methods and support doctoral students by providing constructive feedback on their research projects.

On August 2, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger will give a lecture at Wissen um 11 titled „Warum ist deine Wahrheit besser als meine? - Vom Wissen der Welt in der Hosentasche zu gefühlten Wahrheiten und konflikthaften Wirklichkeiten“.

On 22 July, ZeMKI member Sandra Kero gave an interview for the WDR COSMO program „Beauty Backlash – Was das Comeback traditioneller Schönheitsideale mit dem erstarkenden Rechtspopulismus zu tun hat“.