Summer Semester 2026
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
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- 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
Rafael Grohmann (University of Toronto, Canada): Worker-led AI governance in cultural industries
Abstract This presentation examines worker-led AI governance, understood as the collective ability of workers, through unions, cooperatives, grassroots collectives, and social movements, to shape how AI is used, managed, deployed, negotiated, or refused at work. (…)
- 16.06.2026
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- Bremer Presse-Club • Schnoor 27
Gabriela Molina León (Aarhus university, Denmark): The Impact of GenAI on Visualization Research and Practice
Abstract Generative AI has become a significant trend in visualization research and practice since the release of ChatGPT in 2022. Despite this, we do not know enough about how visualization professionals are actually using Generative (…)
- 05.05.2026
- 18:30 Clock
- Bremer Presse-Club • Schnoor 27
Prof. Dr. Axel Bruns (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia): Revisiting 'the' Public Sphere and Its Algorithmically Shaped Publics
Bio Axel Bruns is an Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor in the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for (…)
- 07.04.2026
- 18:30 Clock
- Bremer Presse-Club • Schnoor 27
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