The ZeM – Brandenburg Center for Media Studies announces the annual focus “Kritische Geister” for 2026/2027: Start in October 26, submissions of funding applications are now possible.

07 to 09 Oct 26, Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Conference on the uncalculable in the age of computation.

09 Oct 26, 19.00 h, Filmmuseum Potsdam

Presentation of the award for the best film on a historical topic to EINAR SCHLEEF – ICH HABE KEIN DEUTSCHLAND GEFUNDEN by Sandra Prechtel.

16 Oct 26, 14.00 h, ZeM

The ZeM takes its annual focus on “Kritische Geister” as an opportunity to discuss relevant texts on the topic.

22 Oct 26, 16.00 h, ZeM

Presentation by Sophia N. Wilson (University of Copenhagen).

29 and 30 Oct 26, ZeM

Workshop organized by the working group Medienwissenschaft und Wissenschaftsforschung, Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft.

Submissions by 04 Dec 26/04 Jan 27 (depending on the presentation format)

We invite doctoral students in Brandenburg to present their dissertation projects an 27 Jan 27.

Review of the academic events funded as part of the annual focus “Platformatizations” (2025/2026).

A ZeM membership is open to anyone who is associated with one of the participating Brandenburg universities.

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ZeM Monograph 06

Saskia Oidtmann subjects the philosophical event-mode to a dance-performative investigation within choreographic structures.

Photography, Displacement and Dis:connectivities

Multiperspective approach towards photography as a nomadic device and photographs as mobile objects of circulation.

The number of publications that have appeared is now so large that Kadmos has created new flyer for the ZeM series (in German). We thank the publisher for the great cooperation!

Research, study, or knowledge transfer: Here you will find an overview of media studies institutes and degree programmes in the state of Brandenburg, Germany.

Review of the academic events funded as part of the annual focus “Control of Loss” (2023/2024).

ZeM publication series are available in Open Access. They are hosted as a separate series at media/rep/.

ZeM Edited volume 04

This Open Access book examines historical and contemporary image practices and phenomena, including screenshots, screen photography, screencasts and in-game photography.

ZeM Editions 03

The volume brings together examples of Frieder Nakes’ six decades of engagement with the contemporary role of computers in the fields of computer science, semiotics, art, and cultural theory.

Overview of the academic events funded as part of the annual focus on “Digital Realities” (2022/2023).