Lab Media Change and Long-Term Transformation Processes

This year's annual conference of the International Communications Association (ICA) will take place in Goald Cost, Australia, from June 20 to 24. The ZeMKI will be represented with numerous contributions and ZeMKI members will present research at the institute.

Prof. Christian Schwarzenegger will give the lecture “Kein Vertrauen ist auch keine Lösung. Vielschichtigkeit und Inkonsistenzen in der Nutzung (Alternativer) Nachrichtenmedien” as part of the TrustTalks lecture series.

Katharina Schöppl has been working as a research assistant in the “Media Change and Long-Term Transformation Processes” lab since May 2024. We warmly welcome Katharina Schöppl and wish her a great start at the ZeMKI!

This year, the ZeMKI welcomes a total of four Visiting Research Fellows as part of its Visiting Researcher Program. From over 85 applications, the steering committee of the Center for Media, Communication and Information Research at the University of Bremen selected five researchers who will work together with two ZeMKI labs in interdisciplinary research for (…)

As a guest in the HSozKult podcast “Vergangenheitsformen”, ZeMKI member Professor Christian Schwarzenegger talks to Claudia Prinz about “Memes und Geschichtskultur” and specifically his research on activism with historical memes and the significance of memes for the digital culture of remembrance. 43 entertaining and hopefully informative minutes. Now on Spotify and wherever podcasts are available. (…)

In the latest podcast episode of Terra X History (ZDF), ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Schwarzenegger takes a fascinating look at the history of communication. The full podcast episode is available since March 8, 2024 on ZDF.de and all common podcast platforms.

For the morning echo on WDR5, ZeMKI member Prof. Christian Schwarzenegger was interviewed about the controversial podcast Hoss & Hopf and the success of such media formats.

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 (…)

On 27.09.2023, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger will discuss the question “History in social media format. Opportunities and risks” at the LMU Munich. The event is organized by Weiße Rose e.V. The reason for the discussion is the presentation of the book “@ichbinsophiescholl. Representation and Discussion of History in Social Media” edited by Mia (…)

This week, ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger is taking part in the conference “The Politics of Populist Culture” in Kiel. In his lecture The Memefication of Populism. Commentary, Contestation and Camouflage in Digital Meme Cultures”, he explores the attractiveness of meme communication for populist abbreviations and exaggerations. Meme culture, with its ironic and affective (…)