The Leibniz Media Lectures address current topics of scientific and social relevance. Renowned researchers present current theses and results in a presentation and discuss them with the guests. The Leibniz Media Lectures take place at different locations. Since March 2020 online via Zoom. Once you have
registered, the dial-in details will be sent to you by email shortly before the event begins.
30 March, 2021, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., online event via Zoom, the log-in details will be sent by email after the registration
Plattformen, Infrastrukturen und Gemeinwohl: Digitale Technologien für gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt?
The online lecture will be held as part of the Hamburg branch of the
Research Institute Social Cohesion. A short introduction will be given by
Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt.
About the Presentation
Digital infrastructures and the platforms that operate on them are firmly in private-sector hands. With a few exceptions, these are market-dominating companies such as Google or Amazon.
Jan-Hendrik Passoth, Sociologist of Technology, explores the consequences of this dominance for competition and freedom of choice, but above all for democracy and civil society.
About the Speaker
Jan-Hendrik Passoth is Professor of Sociology of Technology and Science & Technology Studies at the
European New School of Digital Studies at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder. He works on the role of digital infrastructures for democracy and politics, on software development as a responsible social practice, and on the possibilities of intervention in and criticism of digitization projects through critical design.
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12 November 2020, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., online event via Zoom, the log-in details will be sent by email after the registration
Das integrative Potenzial des Internets und der Stand der Forschung zu Filterblasen und Echokammern [The Integrative Potential of the Internet and the State of Research on Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers]
The online lecture will be held as part of the Hamburg branch of the
Research Institute Social Cohesion. A short introduction will be given by
Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt.
About the Presentation
Merja Mahrt will address the differences in the integrative potential of different media from the perspective of communication science and will show the current state of research on digital fragmentation. Do "filter bubbles" and "echo chambers" really exist? To what extent can they be a threat to social cohesion? In what respect can we give the all-clear signal?
About the Speaker
Prof. Dr. Merja Mahrt is substitute professor for communication and media science at the TU Chemnitz. In 2017, she completed her habilitation at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf with a thesis on digital fragmentation. She received her doctorate at the Universiteit van Amsterdam in 2010. Her research focuses on social functions and effects of media, especially online and offline in comparison.
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16 December 2019, 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
Kids Online – Risk or Fun?
At this event,
Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink,
Dr. Claudia Lampert and
Kira Thiel will present the results of a current representative survey on the online experiences of children and young people and invite the participants to join them in a discussion.
About the Presentation
Children and young people use the Internet intensively and in very different ways. In doing so, they are confronted with a variety of risks. However, their risk perception and risk awareness do not always coincide with those of their parents. These are the
results of the representative EU Kids Online Survey in Germany, conducted by the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI).
About the Speakers
Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink is Director of the HBI, Dr. Claudia Lampert is Senior Researcher and Kira Thiel is Junior Researcher. Together they are investigating the online experiences of children and young people in Europe as part of the joint project
EU Kids Online.
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30 March, 2021, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., online event via Zoom, the log-in details will be sent by email after the registration
12 November 2020, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., online event via Zoom, the log-in details will be sent by email after the registration
16 December 2019, 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,