Research Colloquium
Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, Dr. Patrick Zerrer, Paul Pressmann, Niklas Berger (ZeMKI, University of Bremen): Informed by Influencers (INDI)
Abstract: The project Informed by Influencers (INDI) focusses on the way in which knowledge relevant to climate change is disseminated and consumed on social networks, with a particular emphasis on short-video platforms such as TikTok, (…)
- 10.06.2026
- 16:15 Clock
- 28359 Bremen, DE • Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Prof. Dr. Emilija Gagrčin (University of Bremen) Anticipating and preempting polarisation: Ethnographic perspectives on democratic resilience as a communicative process in local wind energy conflicts
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Prof. Dr. Emilija Gagrčin can be found here.
- 24.06.2026
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Prof. Dr. Katrin Weller (GESIS, Germany): "Towards Safe and Transparent Access to Online Platform Data – under the Digital Services Act and Beyond"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Prof. Dr. Katrin Weller can be found here.
- 06.05.2026
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Dr. Anke Stoll (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) Human Judgments, Machine Decisions: Annotation Bias in Machine Learning Classification (Cancelled)
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Anke Stoll can be found here.
- 20.05.2026
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Prof. Dr. Ferruh Yilmaz (Tulane University,USA): "The Global Rise of the Far Right: Populist Strategy, Crisis and Affect"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Prof. Dr. Ferruh Yilmaz can be found here.
- 15.04.2026
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Prof. Dr. Greg Elmer (Toronto Metropolitan University Canada): "Special Screening with Q’n’A: THE TV SHOW"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Prof. Dr. Greg Elmer can be found here.
- 08.04.2026
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Dr. Lucia Cores Sarria (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain): "The Paradox of Negative News: Disentangling the Dual Role of Negativity Bias in News Selection and Avoidance"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Lucia Cores Sarria can be found here.
- 14.01.2026
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Guofei Gao (Zhejiang University, China): "Structure and Reproduction of Media Relationships: Exploring Possible Research Paths for Media and Social Change"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Guofei Gao can be found here.
- 10.12.2025
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Dr. Andrew Whelan (University of Wollongong, Australia): "Flowchart: towards histories of the algorithm at work"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Andrew Whelan can be found here.
- 19.11.2025
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Prof. Dr. Lissa Holloway-Attaway (University of Skövde, Sweden): "Making Kinship and Playing Dead: Death, Grief, Mourning, and ‘Passing on‘ in Video Game Culture(s)"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Prof. Dr. Lissa Holloway-Attaway can be found here.
- 05.11.2025
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Prof. Dr. Berber Hagedoorn (University of Groningen, The Netherlands): "Island Memories: Exploring the Intersection of Local and Digital Memory Practices"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Prof. Dr. Berber Hagedoorn can be found here.
- 29.10.2025
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070
Dr. Joyojeet Pal (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA): "Technopopulism: Social Media and the Evolution of Populist Politics"
The invitation to the event with the abstract of the lecture and more information about Dr. Joyojeet Pal can be found here.
- 25.06.2025
- 16:15 Clock
- Linzer Str. 4 • Room 60.070