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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”.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
COMPTEXT 2025: Presentation by Yuru Li on AI videos on TikTok
ZeMKI member Yuru Li presents her research “Delegitimizing through Pixels: A Computational Analysis of GenAl Political Videos and User Responses on TikTok” at the COMPTEXT 2025 conference at the University of Vienna on April 25, 2025.