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ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research
The Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) is one of nine central research units at the University of Bremen and is one of the important European institutions researching questions into media-related transformations at the interface of the cultural, social, and technical sciences. Our research focuses on the emerging digital society in terms of the inequalities it generates while probing the historicity of their genesis and the challenges posed by algorithmic systems, automation, and the burgeoning datafied society.
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ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp as guest at the local news station buten un binnen
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New chapter by ZeMKI-Members Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Hannah Grünenthal: “Investigating Media Appropriation. Photo Elicitation as a Tool for Collecting Data from the Media Repertoire”
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The International Academy for the Study of Gaming and Religion (IASGAR) went online
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New article about pioneer journalism in the media magazine "M Menschen Machen Medien"
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Doctoral thesis of ZeMKI member Irina Zakharova honored with "summa cum laude
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New at the ZeMKI: Daniel Moersener
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New chapter by ZeMKI member Andreas Hepp und Wiebke Loosen: "Beyond Innovation: Pioneer journalism and the re-figuration of journalism"
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Andreas Hepp in conversation with Thorsten Jantschek in the podcast "Tacheles" by Deutschlandfunk Kultur
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New article by ZeMKI-member Daria Dergacheva: "The limits of compromise: how Yandex is falling apart"
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ZeMKI-Research Seminar with Prof. Dr. Chankyung Pak (Kyungpook National University, South Korea)
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New ZeMKI Lab: "Innovative Methods & Political Will Formation"
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Final Conference of the Communication Studies Memory Research Network: "Communicating Memory Matters"
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International Fellowship: Dr. Zakharchenko as New Visiting Fellow at ZeMKI
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New working paper by ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellow Prof. Dr. Phoebe V. Moore: "Problems in protections for working data subjects: Becoming strangers to ourselves"
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Lecture by Andrea Grahl and Katharina Heitmann-Werner: "Alternatives Gatekeeping: Tinder die Stadt"
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Lecture series "SchlussPunktStart" - "Between newsworthiness and structural factors"
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Worlds of Contradiction: Digitalities of war: Pl(r)ay for Ukraine – Registration until June 26
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Lecture by ZeMKI member Dr. Jens Pohlmann: "IT Journalism and the Tech Blog Sphere".
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ZeMKI Member Denise Fechner Receives Top Faculty Paper Award from ICA Journalism Studies Division

Interdisciplinary research on deep mediatization of culture and society
The research activities at the ZeMKI are organized under the direction of a professor in the form of working groups: the ZeMKI Labs. The task of the labs is the realization of basic and applied research in the overall research field of the ZeMKI.
At the moment, the ZeMKI maintains ten labs:
"Audio-Visual Media and Historiography"
Head: Prof. Dr. Delia González de Reufels"Communication History and Media Change"
Head: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz"Computational Communication and Democracy"
Head: Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann"Film, Media Art and Popular Culture"
Head: Prof. Dr. Winfried Pauleit"Information management and Media"
Head: Prof. Dr. Andreas Breiter"Mediatization and Globalization"
Head: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp"Media and Religion"
Head: Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler"Media Education and Educational Media"
Head: Prof. Dr. Karsten Wolf"Platform Governance, Media, and Technology"
Head: Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach"Sustainability in digital societies"
Leitung: Prof. Dr. Sigrid Kannengießer

The research profile of the ZeMKI fits clearly into the mission statement of the University of Bremen: It is internationally oriented in its object of research and its positioning, as well as in questions of cultural diversity. Reseach at the ZeMKI is interdisciplinary: In addition to communication and media studies, history, film studies, religious studies, sociology, political science, pedagogy, and computer science are also involved as disciplines. ZeMKI carries out joint research projects in the fields of media, cultural and social change, information management, educational change and digital media as well as critical media and communication theory development. These research projects are funded by the German Research Foundation, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the European Union and various foundations, both individually and collectively.
Here, you can learn more about research projects, research studios, research software, research associations and fellowships at ZeMKI: more ...

The annual ZeMKI Research Report presents the research activities at the ZeMKI in German and English. In addition, the members of the ZeMKI regularly publish research publications in their own and third-party journals, in the form of monographs and edited volumes as well as special issues of renowned specialist periodicals. ZeMKI itself publishes various book series and scientific journals as well as a working paper series on the transformation of social communication ("Communicative Figurations").
More information on the various publishing activities at ZeMKI can be found here: more ...

During the lecture period, guest lectures by (international) guest scientists are held regularly at the ZeMKI as part of the research seminar started in 2005. Once a year, the ZeMKI invites to an international conference on changing topics of the interrelated change of media, culture and society. In addition, ZeMKI members are regularly involved in the organization of national and international scientific conferences. In addition, the transfer of knowledge also includes various other event formats, in particular the ZeMKI Media Talks in cooperation with Radio Bremen (Bremen Zwei) and the annual International Bremen Film Conference in cooperation with CITY46/Kommunalkino Bremen. With the participation of all ZeMKI-Labs, these events are aimed at Bremen's citizens and make research activities accessible to a broad public. The regular participation in the Open Campus of the University of Bremen also serves this purpose.
More information about the events at ZeMKI can be found here: more ...

If you are interested in studying Media, Communication and Society, the University of Bremen offers the BA Communication and Media Science as a basic course of study at Bachelor level. This can be continued at master level with a MA in Media Culture and Globalization or with a MA in Digital Media and Society. The University of Bremen offers the MA in Art and Film Studies for in-depth studies in Aesthetics and History. If you are interested in studying computer science and design, the University of Bremen offers a BSc Digital Media course at BA level in cooperation with the Hochschule für Künste (HfK) Bremen. The studies can then be continued and deepened with the English MSc Digital Media. These courses are offered by the Faculty 3 Computer Science/Mathematics together with the HfK Bremen.
Further information on teaching at ZeMKI can be found here: more ...
Contact
Speaker
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp
Linzer Str. 4, 40.200
Tel. +49-(0)-421-218-67620
Fax +49-(0)-421-218-98 67601
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Deputy Speaker
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler
SpT C6220
Tel. +49-(0)-421-218-67911
Fax +49-(0)-421-218-98 67911
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Sekretariat
Heide Pawlik
Linzer Str. 4, 40.290
Tel. +49-(0)421-218-67601
Fax +49-(0)-421-218-98 67601
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The secretary office is open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 - 12:00, on Thursday from 14:00 - 16:00.
Research Coordination
Dr. Leif Kramp
Linzer Str. 4, 40.270
Tel. +49-(0)421-218-67652
Fax +49-(0)-421-218-98 67652
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Mailing Address
University of Bremen
ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research
Linzer Str. 4
28359 Bremen
Germany