Winter Semester 25/26

The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Lucia Cores Sarria can be found here.

The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Guofei Gao can be found here.

The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Andrew Whelan can be found here.

The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Prof. Dr. Lissa Holloway-Attaway can be found here.

Abstract One of the paradoxes of AI is that it is a global phenomenon, but at the same time, it is always situated in specific, local contexts and cultures. While approaches that aim to study local cultures of AI are important, there is the risk of neglecting their insertion within the broader geographies and politics (…)

Abstract This talk examines the shared implications of emerging AI technologies across media industries. Advancements in generative artificial intelligence are bringing rapid changes to communication industries. AI applications can perform increasingly human-like roles in the communication process and, as such, can augment and even automate human media work in profoundly different ways from predecessor technologies. (…)

Abstract The workshop aims to explore the concepts of “protocological governance” and “intellectual landscape”, and their interconnectedness. “Protocological governance” seeks to rehabilitate the concept of protocol in media theory, recognizing it as an ambivalent form of governance beyond its role as a medium of control. The idea is to understand how protocols can themselves be (…)