ZeMKI-News

On the afternoon of 8 July 2026, members of ZeMKI gathered at Linzer Straße 4 for the ZeMKI Research Day 2026. This internal event format provides a forum for presenting ongoing projects from the eleven ZeMKI Labs, discussing methodological issues and bringing together perspectives across the boundaries of the individual Labs.

On 8 July 2026, the ZeMKI Research Day at the Linzer Straße 4 site segued directly into the ZeMKI Summer Party. Following the day’s academic programme, the discussions moved outdoors and continued there in an informal setting.

ZeMKI is taking part in the University of Bremen’s Open Campus 2026 today. Under the motto ‘Opening up worlds – sharing knowledge’, the university is offering insights into research, study programmes and academic projects on campus.

ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Delia Gonzalez de Reufels appeared on March 12, 2026, as a guest on the Deutschlandfunk podcast “Der Rest ist Geschichte” in an episode titled “Rechtsruck in Chile - Der Präsident und seine Schwäche für einen Diktator”.

For 2026, the ZeMKI Steering Committee has selected seven international visiting scholars as part of the Visiting Research Fellowship program. Each fellow will spend at least four weeks collaborating with selected ZeMKI Labs.

ZeMKI members Dr. Tatiana Astafeva and PD Dr. Rasmus Greiner will present at the SCMS Annual Conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) in Chicago on March 26, 2026.

ZeMKI member Delia González de Reufels was a guest on the COSMO podcast on September 21, 2025, discussing the topic “La Malinche – Strategin oder Verräterin Mexikos?”

ZeMKI member Rasmus Greiner was a guest on the podcast “Moving Histories” and discussed the film “Godzilla Minus One” with the hosts.

Our Fellowship Program invites international researchers to Bremen for four weeks to deepen and connect their research in the transformation of media, communication, and information. We are looking for established scholars who want to enjoy the thriving interdisciplinary research environment at ZeMKI.

Another year is coming to an end and we would like to say 'thank you'!

On November 20, 2024, the research colloquium by Prof. Dr. Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed on "Research challenges and innovation in audiovisual archives: case studies from Colombia and Wales" will take place at the ZeMKI.

For two days, the Bredbeck Estate in the district of Osterholz was dedicated to the further development of the research strategy of the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of (…)