20th ZeMKI Anniversary: International Conference on "20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?"Register now for free ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research The Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) is one of nine central research units at the University of Bremen and is one of the important European institutions researching questions into media-related transformations at the interface of the cultural, social, and technical sciences. Our research focuses on the emerging digital society in terms of the inequalities it generates while probing the historicity of their genesis and the challenges posed by algorithmic systems, automation, and the burgeoning datafied society. previous 1234…15 next 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 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 News Simon Sax as speaker at the PYREC annual conference in Passau As part of the annual conference of the Passau Young Researchers Excellence Centre (PYREC), Simon Sax will speak on April 29 about the concept of pro-democratic communication and its significance in politically unstable times. 28. April 2025 News New Publication "Mytholudics - Games and Myth" by Dom Ford On April 21, 2025, De Gruyter published ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford's new book "Mytholudics - Games and Myth". 22. April 2025 News Patrick Zerrer as a speaker at "Ortswechsel" in Braunschweig On April 28, ZeMKI member Patrick Zerrer will be part of the panel of “Ortswechsel”, a series of events that makes potential spaces in Braunschweig visible. 22. April 2025 News Earth Day with ZeMKI: Six Research Projects on Communication and Climate On April 22, Earth Day unites the world to raise awareness for the protection of our planet. At ZeMKI, researchers are investigating the crucial role that media and communication play in shaping how we understand and engage with climate change. 21. April 2025 News Open Discussion with David Gunkel at ZeMKI On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, David Gunkel will be a guest at ZeMKI for a panel discussion on “LLMs and the Death of the Author” from 10 am to 12 pm. 17. April 2025 News Kerstin Radde-Antweiler as speaker at “Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele” ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler will hold a workshop at the working group “Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele” (Humanities and Digital Games) on April 17. 17. April 2025 News New article by Andreas Hepp in the Berliner Journal für Soziologie How can we research the digital future? ZeMKI member Professor Dr Andreas Hepp addresses this question in a new article published in the Berliner Journal für Soziologie. 14. April 2025 News ComAI Lecture with Mike Schäfer The next event in the ComAI Lecture series will take place on April 15. This time, Mike Schäfer from the University of Zurich will be a guest at the Bremen Press Club and talks on the topic “Science Communication and Artificial Intelligence: How AI is changing public communication about science”. 9. April 2025 previous 1234…15 next
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 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
News Simon Sax as speaker at the PYREC annual conference in Passau As part of the annual conference of the Passau Young Researchers Excellence Centre (PYREC), Simon Sax will speak on April 29 about the concept of pro-democratic communication and its significance in politically unstable times. 28. April 2025
News New Publication "Mytholudics - Games and Myth" by Dom Ford On April 21, 2025, De Gruyter published ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford's new book "Mytholudics - Games and Myth". 22. April 2025
News Patrick Zerrer as a speaker at "Ortswechsel" in Braunschweig On April 28, ZeMKI member Patrick Zerrer will be part of the panel of “Ortswechsel”, a series of events that makes potential spaces in Braunschweig visible. 22. April 2025
News Earth Day with ZeMKI: Six Research Projects on Communication and Climate On April 22, Earth Day unites the world to raise awareness for the protection of our planet. At ZeMKI, researchers are investigating the crucial role that media and communication play in shaping how we understand and engage with climate change. 21. April 2025
News Open Discussion with David Gunkel at ZeMKI On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, David Gunkel will be a guest at ZeMKI for a panel discussion on “LLMs and the Death of the Author” from 10 am to 12 pm. 17. April 2025
News Kerstin Radde-Antweiler as speaker at “Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele” ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler will hold a workshop at the working group “Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele” (Humanities and Digital Games) on April 17. 17. April 2025
News New article by Andreas Hepp in the Berliner Journal für Soziologie How can we research the digital future? ZeMKI member Professor Dr Andreas Hepp addresses this question in a new article published in the Berliner Journal für Soziologie. 14. April 2025
News ComAI Lecture with Mike Schäfer The next event in the ComAI Lecture series will take place on April 15. This time, Mike Schäfer from the University of Zurich will be a guest at the Bremen Press Club and talks on the topic “Science Communication and Artificial Intelligence: How AI is changing public communication about science”. 9. April 2025
