Events (Archive)

Archive of events that were organised or supported by the ZeM. It is possible to sort the events by year or by type of event. The archive can also be searched for specific keywords. Or go to upcoming events.

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Conference Colloquium Lecture series Talk Film screening Workshop Excursion Exhibition

Fri
17 February 23 -
Sat
18 February 23

Conference

Symposium “Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. Themes – Motifs – Concepts”

Nicholas Baer (Utrecht), Julian Hanich (Groningen), Daniel lllger (Frankfurt/Oder), Guido Kirsten (Potsdam), Kristina Köhler (Köln), Katharina Loew (Boston), Michael Wedel (Potsdam)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
D-14467 Potsdam

Registration

Please register via .

Tue
24 January 23 -
Wed
25 January 23

Conference

Symposium “Transformative Climate Media for Urban Futures. Imagination, Interaction, Impact”

Organized by Dr. Bernd Hezel & Tobias Gralke (Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF/ Climate Media Factory)

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
D-14467 Potsdam

Registration

Please register by writing an email to .

Wed
23 November 22 -
Fri
25 November 22

Conference

International Conference “Infrastructures of Autonomy”

Thomas Christian Bächle (HIIG), Bernd Bösel (University of Potsdam/ ZeM), Jan Distelmeyer (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam/ ZeM), Theresa Züger (HIIG)

Location

Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)
Franz. Str. 9-12
D-10117 Berlin

Registration

Registration is now open on the HIIG website.

Fri
11 November 22 -
Sat
12 November 22

Conference

Media-Historical Forum for Young Academics

Kai Knörr (Studienkreis RuG/Universität Potsdam), Annika Keute ([na]KOGE, Universität Münster), Jo Marie Dominiak ([na]KOGE, Universität Münster), Susanne Hennings (DRA)

Location

Online

Registration

We invite young researchers to apply with their current research projects. To apply, please submit an abstract.

Fri
04 November 22 -
Sat
05 November 22

Conference

Graduates’ Conference “un:real Spaces of Interaction”

Dr. Elisa Linseisen (Universität Hamburg), Dr. Timo Kaerlein (Ruhr Universität Bochum). Organized by: Anna Zaglyadnova (Potsdam), Clara Kindler (Frankfurt (Oder)), Didem Leblebici (Frankfurt (Oder)), Giacomo Marinsalta (Potsdam), Till Rückwart (Potsdam)

Location

Fachhochschule Potsdam
Room D011 (lecture hall and foyer on the ground floor Department of Design)
Kiepenheuerallee 5
D-14469 Potsdam

Registration

Registration via Eventbrite.

Mon
26 September 22 -
Tue
27 September 22

Conference

Final symposium of the SENSING research group

Bernd Bösel, Anja Breljak, Jan Distelmeyer, Kate Donovan, Winfried Gerling, Vanessa Oberin, Nicole Schimkus, Birgit Schneider, Christian Schwinghammer, Alice Soiné, Daniel Stoecker

Location

Xplanatorium Schloss Herrenhausen
Herrenhäuser Straße 5
30419 Hannover

Registration

Registration is by invitation only.

Tue
20 September 22

15.00 - 17.00 h

Conference

4hoch3 – Media Competence Strengthens Brandenburg “FYI: (Dis)information in the Digital”

Prof. Dr. Judith Ackermann (FH Potsdam), Karina Behling (MBJS), Caroline Boos (weitklick), Theresa Lehmann (Amadeu-Antonio-Stiftung), Dr. Kathrin Rothemund (mabb)

Location

Medieninnovationszentrum Babelsberg (MIZ)
Stahnsdorfer Str. 107
D-14482 Potsdam

and online via Zoom

Registration

Event in German. Please register via E-Mail to (onsite or online).

Wed
15 June 22

14.30 - 17.00 h

Conference

4hoch3 – Media Competence Strengthens Brandenburg “Algorithms. Searching and Being Found”

Karina Behling (MBJS), Cornelia Brückner, Henry Freye (LISUM), Florian Klaus, Torben Luckow (Media-Check gGmbH), Dr. Sebastian Möring (DIGAREC, Uni Potsdam), Christian Richter (LISUM), Dr. Kathrin Rothemund (mabb), Francesca Sotter (mabb)

Location

Medieninnovationszentrum Babelsberg (MIZ)
Stahnsdorfer Str. 107
D-14482 Potsdam

and online via Zoom

Registration

Event in German. Please register via E-Mail to (onsite or online).

Sat
04 June 22

13.00 - 19.30 h

Conference

International online conference “In Light of War”

Olga Davydova (Independent researcher, St. Petersburg, Russia), Samuel Driver (Brown University, USA), Winfried Gerling (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany), Maria Gourieva (European University at St. Petersburg, Russia), Farrah Karapetian (University of San Diego, USA), Gil Pasternak (PHRC - Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, UK), Denis Skopin (St. Petersburg State University, Russia), Friedrich Tietjen (Researcher and curator at Stiftung Reinbeckhallen Berlin, Germany), Jennifer Tucker (Wesleyan University, USA)

Location

Online via Zoom

Registration

Please register via Eventbrite.

Fri
18 March 22 -
Sat
19 March 22

11.00 - 14.00 h

Conference

working|environment. Media, Organisational Forms and Symbolic Practices of Contemporary Work in the Office

Anja Breljak (Universität Potsdam), Christoph A. Büttner (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF), Lisa Conrad (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg), Johannes Coughlan (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Christian Oggolder (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt), Felix Raczkowski (Universität Bayreuth), Caroline Roth-Ebner (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt), Phillip Schönthaler (Konstanz), Jörn Wächtler (adidas AG), Andreas Wagenknecht (Universität Mannheim)

Location

Kinoraum R. 2115 in Haus 2, Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
D-14482 Potsdam

Reading with Phillip Schönthaler on March 18 at 6:30 pm at the ZeM
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
D-14467 Potsdam

Registration

Wed
09 March 22

15.00 - 17.00 h

Conference

4hoch3 – Media Competence Strengthens Brandenburg “Conspire?! Critical handling of conspiracy narratives and disinformation in media education”

Karina Behling (MBJS - Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport), Dr. Guido Bröckling (JFF – Institut für Medienpädagogik), Raphaela Müller (JFF – Institut für Medienpädagogik), Dr. Kathrin Rothemund (mabb - Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg), Björn Schreiber (Landesfachverband Medienbildung Brandenburg e.V.), Dr. Simon Strick (ZeM – Brandenburgisches Zentrum für Medienwissenschaften)

Location

Online

Registration

Please register by email to for participation. We will then send you the Zoom link shortly before the event.

Thu
20 January 22 -
Fri
21 January 22

16.00 - 21.00 h

Conference

Activating Attention. Political Videos on Social Media

Tina Askanius, Marcus Bösch, Yves Citton, Tom Divon, Jens Eder, Şirin Erensoy, German Gordejev, Tobias Gralke, Britta Hartmann, Marco Heinig, Aslı Kotaman, Patricia Machmutoff, Sandra Ristovska, Alena Strohmaier, Güliz Sağlam, Sophija Savtchouk, Kerstin Schankweiler, Chris Tedjasukmana, Josepha Wessels

Location

Online event

Registration

The admission is free. Please register here (Eventbrite) to receive the zoom link and further information.

Sat
06 November 21

15.00 - 17.15 h

Conference

EMW Symposium “Pandemic, Digitality and Alterity”

Prof. Dr. Jire Gözen (University of Applied Sciences Europe), Dr. Simon Strick (ZeM - Brandenburg Centre of Media Studies), Prof. Dr. Shintaro Miyazaki (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and Giacomo Marinsalta, Till Rückwart and Sophie Warmbrunn (Students of European Media Studies (EMW), University of Potsdam und University of Applied Sciences Potsdam).

Location

Schinkelhalle
Schiffbauergasse 4a
D-14467 Potsdam

Registration

bit.ly/emwsymposium

Mon
25 October 21

18.00 h

Conference

ZeM Members’ Meeting 2021

Location

Online via Zoom.

Registration

The conference link will be sent to all members in due time. You are also welcome to register for the event at .

Tue
14 September 21 -
Fri
17 September 21

Conference

Lecture series & discussion “Creating knowledge. Videographic-essayistic research as an epistemological tool”

Dr. Catherine Grant, Dr. Liz Greene, Dr. Miklós Kiss, Dr. Johannes Binotto, Prof. Frank Geßner, Dr. Evelyn Kreutzer, Prof. Dr. Kathleen Loock, Anna-Sophie Philippi, Dr. Maike Sarah Reinerth

Location

online

Registration

Please register by email until Sept. 12th to receive the zoom link.

Tue
14 September 21 -
Sat
18 September 21

Conference

International Symposium on Artistic Research “Intraactivity: the Posthuman, Fabulation and Matter”

Marie-Luise Angerer (D, Universität Potsdam), Jean-Pierre Bekolo (CM, Yaoundé, Kamerun), Angelica Böhm (D, Filmuniversität, Potsdam), Rosi Braidotti (I/AUS, Universität Utrecht), Frank Gessner (D, Filmuniversität, Potsdam), Prudence Gibson (AUS, UNSW Sydney), Gusztáv Hámos/ Katja Pratschke (D/HU, Berlin), Marie-Eve Levasseur (CAN, Montreal), Madhuja Mukherjee (IN, Jadavpur University, Kolkata), Kika Nicolela (BR, São Paulo/ Brüssel), Christine Reeh-Peters (D, Filmuniversität, Potsdam), Stefan Winter (D, Filmuniversität, Potsdam / Witwatersrand-Universität Johannesburg)

Location

online

Registration

Please register via the Filmuni website.

Early bird (15.07. – 09.08.2021): 95,- EUR / 45,- EUR for students*

Regular price (10.08. – 02.09.2021): 135,- EUR / 65,- EUR for students*

* Please upload a proof of enrollment with your registration

Thu
12 August 21 -
Fri
13 August 21

16.00 - 17.00 h

Conference

International Online Symposium “Social Impact of Audiovisual Media”

Angela Aguayo, Naima Alam, Florence Ayisi, Catalin Brylla, John Corner, Frédéric Dubois, Jens Eder, Patricia Finneran, Tobias Gralke, Peter Hartwig, Samantha Iwowo, Dan Jackson, David Knight, Bettina Kurz, Andrew Lowenthal, Sue Sudbury

Location

online

Registration

Eventbrite

Thu
17 June 21 -
Fri
18 June 21

15.00 - 22.00 h

Conference

Other(ing) Sensing. Practices, Politics and Ethics of Sensitive Media

Ally Bishop, Christopher Brown, Budhaditya Chattopadhyay, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Erica Fretwell, Elaine Gan, Orit Halpern, Janna Holmstedt, Melissa M. Littlefield

Location

online

Registration

Fri
23 April 21

13.00 - 21.00 h

Conference

Zones of interference

Paula Albuquerque, William Brown, Martin Jehle, Hyun Kang Kim, Michaela Ott, Christine Reeh-Peters, Alisi Telengut, Susana Viegas

Location

online

Registration

Fri
06 November 20 -
Sat
07 November 20

Conference

Media History Forum 2020

Location

online
&
ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

Tue
06 October 20 -
Wed
07 October 20

Conference

Infrastructures of Sense|Making

Marie-Luise Angerer (University of Potsdam), Anja Breljak (SENSING research group), Prof. Dr. Brirgit Schneider (University of Potsdam), Christian Schwinghammer (SENSING research group)

Location

University of Konstanz, online

Registration

by 02 October 2020

Tue
29 September 20 -
Fri
02 October 20

Conference

GfM annual conference 2020 | “Experimentieren”

Dr. Bernd Bösel (University of Potsdam), Dr. Tobias Conradi (University of Siegen), Prof. Dr. Jan Distelmeyer (University of Applied Sciences Potsdam), Christian Schwinghammer (University of Potsdam, SENSING research group)

Location

online

Registration

here

Mon
07 September 20 -
Fri
18 September 20

Conference

GLOBE PLAYHOUSE – EXPANDED ANIMATION WORLDS

Prof. Frank Geßner

Location

online

Registration

online bis zum 7.08.2020

Tue
11 August 20 -
Thu
13 August 20

14.04 - 14.00 h

Conference

Listening to the Universe. Radiophonien des Alls

Anja Breljak (SENSING research group), Kate Donovan (SENSING research group), Christian Schwinghammer (SENSING research group)

Fri
08 May 20

Conference

[cancelled] Right-wing propaganda

Location

ZeM – Brandenburgisches Zentrum für Medienwissenschaften
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

+++ To counteract the spread of coronavirus, this event was cancelled +++

Thu
30 January 20 -
Sat
01 February 20

Conference

Precarity in Contemporary European Fiction and Documentary Film: Depictions and Discourses

Guido Kirsten

Location

Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
14482 Potsdam

Registration

Thu
09 January 20 -
Fri
24 January 20

Conference

Fassungslos! Ein anderer Blick auf bekannte Filmklassiker

Oliver Hanley, Sachiko Schmidt

Location

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

Fri
22 November 19

Conference

Third SENSING Report Colloquium

Sat
19 October 19

Conference

“Every person is an artist!” HOME MOVIE DAY Brandenburg 2019

Niki Argiropoulou, Dennis Oestreich, Tom Rosenkranz, Ralf Forster, Oliver Hanley, Sachiko Schmidt

Location

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Wed
25 September 19 -
Sun
29 September 19

12.00 - 22.00 h

Conference

moving history 02 – Festival of historical film

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Str. 18
14467 Potsdam

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Straße 1A,
14467 Potsdam

Sat
06 July 19

19.30 - 22.00 h

Conference

SCHATTEN DER WELTSTADT (1925) von Willi Wolff mit Ellen Richter

Ellen Richter

Location

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Straße 1A
14467 Potsdam

Thu
20 June 19 -
Fri
21 June 19

14.00 - 14.00 h

Conference

SENSING – Fragmentierte Zonen des Übergangs

Location

University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
House D/Lecture hall
Kiepenheuerallee 5
14469 Potsdam

Wed
15 May 19

15.00 - 23.00 h

Conference

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour

Location

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Str. 1a
Marstall
14467 Potsdam

Thu
07 March 19 -
Sat
09 March 19

Conference

32nd Film and Television Studies Colloquium

Location

Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
14482 Potsdam

Sat
01 December 18

14.15 - 15.00 h

Conference

On the Interplay of the Archival and the Curatorial

Location

Freie Universität Berlin
Silberlaube (Erdgeschoss)
Seminarzentrum L115
Otto-von-Simson-Str. 26
14195 Berlin-Dahlem

Fri
30 November 18 -
Sat
01 December 18

Conference

Public for Europe! Media change, freedom of the press and media policy

Location

Landtag Brandenburg
Alter Markt 1
14467 Potsdam

Schinkelhalle
Schiffbauergasse 4A
14467 Potsdam

Thu
22 November 18 -
Sat
24 November 18

Conference

Sergei Eisenstein and the Play of Objects

Location

WIS – Wissenschaftsetage
Am Kanal 47
14467 Potsdam
Rooms: 4-24a Volmer and 4-24b Sürig

Wed
14 November 18

19.00 - 21.00 h

Conference

The Trial of Superdebthunterbot

Location

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Straße 1A
14467 Potsdam

Thu
08 November 18 -
Sat
10 November 18

Conference

„Du hast keine Chance, aber nutze sie“. The multimedia work of Herbert Achternbusch

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

Science Floor at the Bildungsforum Potsdam
Am Kanal 47
14467 Potsdam

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Straße 1a
Potsdam

Sat
20 October 18

10.00 - 20.00 h

Conference

Unbox your memories – show your movie treasures

Location

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Str. 1a
14467 Potsdam

Fri
19 October 18

Conference

International Conference on Information Design and Data Visualization in Potsdam

Location

University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Main Building
Kiepenheuerallee 5
14469 Potsdam

Tue
16 October 18

16.00 - 18.00 h

Conference

Didactics of Digital Playing: Kick-off Event

Location

University of Potsdam
House 1.09 / Room: 1.09.1.02
Am neuen Palais
14469 Potsdam

Thu
24 May 18 -
Fri
25 May 18

09.30 - 20.00 h

Conference

Sensing Techniques. From the perception of nature to nature as a medium

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

Registration

+++ Due to the high demand there are unfortunately no more free places +++

Wed
18 April 18

19.00 h

Conference

Presentation von Apparatus and “Strogyj junoša” (Abram Room, 1936)

Dr. Natascha Drubek / Irina Schulzki

Location

Filmmuseum Potsdam Marstall
Breite Straße 1a
14467 Potsdam

Sat
04 November 17

10.00 - 17.30 h

Conference

POINTED OR POINTLESS? Recalibrating the Index

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

Wed
01 November 17 -
Fri
03 November 17

14.30 - 18.00 h

Conference

Affective Transformations: Politics. Algorithms. Media

Location

University of Potsdam
Am Neuen Palais Haus 8
14469 Potsdam

Registration

Thu
19 October 17

18.00 - 19.30 h

Conference

in medias res: media-terror-extremism

Location

Stadt- und Landesbibliothek im Bildungsforum Potsdam
EG Veranstaltungssaal
Am Kanal 47
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Admission is free

Thu
15 June 17 -
Fri
16 June 17

Conference

Feeling out of Joint? The Discomfort of Affect Politics

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Hermann-Elflein-Straße 18
14467 Potsdam

Fri
09 December 16

11.30 - 15.00 h

Conference

Research and doctoral colloquium

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Tue
26 July 16 -
Sat
30 July 16

Conference

The NECS 2016 Conference

Location

ZeM, University of Potsdam (Campus Griebnitzsee), Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Film Museum Potsdam

Sat
23 January 16

09.30 - 13.00 h

Conference

Thomas Harlan – an interdisciplinary symposium

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Film Museum Potsdam
Breite Str. 1A
14467 Potsdam

Registration

, (0)331/6202-290

Fri
22 January 16

09.00 - 19.00 h

Conference

Thomas Harlan – an interdisciplinary symposium

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Film museum Potsdam
Breite Str. 1A
14467 Potsdam

Registration

, (0)331/6202-290

Wed
14 October 15

11.00 - 20.00 h

Conference

The 9th International Philosophy of Computer Games Conference: Meaning and Computer Games

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Registration

2015.gamephilosophy.org

Thu
07 May 15

16.30 - 18.30 h

Conference

The image of the GDR in the work of the private independent film maker Horst Klein

M.A. Dennis Basaldella

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Thu
23 April 15

10.00 - 13.00 h

Conference

Narratology

Dr. Annemone Ligensa, ZeM

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Fri
27 March 15

10.15 - 16.15 h

Conference

Audiovisual cultural heritage – archiving, use, mediation

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Thu
26 March 15

13.00 - 21.30 h

Conference

Audiovisual cultural heritage – archiving, use, mediation

Location

ZeM – Brandenburg Centre for Media Studies
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 4
14467 Potsdam

Registration

Thu
20 November 14

10.00 - 13.00 h

Conference

Narratologie

Dr. Annemone Ligensa, ZeM

Location

Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
14482 Potsdam