ZeMKI at IAMCR 2026 in Galway

The IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research) will take place from June 28 to July 2, 2026, at the University of Galway (Ireland). The theme of this year’s conference is “Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation.” ZeMKI will be represented at the conference with several presentations.

The IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research) will take place from June 28 to July 2, 2026, at the University of Galway (Ireland). The theme of this year’s conference is “Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation.”

ZeMKI will be represented at the conference with several presentations:

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

10:30 am (Venue – Rehearsal Room 3 – Alumni Plaza / O’Donoghue Centre)
Dr. Sascha Trültzsch-Wijnen, Dr. Philip Sinner: The (self-)presentation of leading Austrian and German female and male winter athletes on social media: changes and continuities.

10:30 am (Venue – Lecture Room G007 – Arts Millennium Building)
Dr. Elira Turdubaeva, Dr. Fritz Cropp: Platform Governance at the Margins: Digital Authoritarianism and Information Control in Central Asia

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

1:30 pm (Venue – Dillon Theatre – Arts Science Building)
Dr. Patrick Zerrer, Dr. Sabine Reich: The Politics of Love: Gender Stereotypes in German‑Language TikTok Content About Dating and Relationships

4:00 pm (Venue – Lecture Theatre – Alumni Plaza / Áras Uí Chathail)
Dr. Patrick Zerrer, Mr. Paul Pressmann, Prof. Cornelius Puschmann: Mapping Mobile News Pathways: Investigating Cross-Platform News Exposure via Mobile In-App Tracking

Thursday, July 2, 2026

10:30 am (Venue – The View – Alumni Plaza / Aras na MacLeinn)
Dr. Elira Turdubaeva: Peripheral Connectivity, Centralised Control: Media Infrastructures, Digital Authoritarianism, and Decolonial Communication in Central Asia

The full program and additional information about this year’s IAMCR in Galway can be found here