Category Archives: UTI Research Group

“Political Economies of the Media” summer school in Dubrovnik 2023

From September 11th to 15th 2023, the Political Economies of the Media summer school was held at the Inter-University Centre (IUC) in Dubrovnik, jointly organised by the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) and the University of Ljubljana. The…

Medien, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft | Media, Economy and Society

Christian Fuchs hat ein Lehrbuch auf Deutsch verfasst. He wrote a textbook in English: Christian Fuchs. 2023. Grundlagen der Medienökonomie: Medien, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. München: UVK/utbChristian Fuchs. 2024. Media, Economy and Society: A Critical Introduction. Abingdon: Routledge. Das Buch führt…

Advanced postgraduate course: political economies of the media

Call for Applications: Political Economies of the Media. Theories and Methods, an advanced postgraduate course. Inter-University Centre (IUC), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 11 – 15 September 2023 Keynote Speakers: Christian Fuchs, Paderborn University, GermanyKylie Jarrett, Maynooth University, Ireland Course Directors: Thomas Allmer,…

Digital Humanism: A Philosophy for 21st Century Digital Society

A new book by Christian Fuchs, now Paderborn University, Germany. The publisher, Emerald, announces: Our contemporary global digital society is not always a good place to live. Authoritarianism, hatred, false news, post-truth culture, the COVID-19 anti-vaccination movement, COVID-19 conspiracy theories,…

Critical Media Sociology in the 21st century

The Communication, Capitalism and Critique ESA RN-18 mid-term conference 2022 took place at the Polytechnic of Turin from 1-3 September (conference website: https://rn18esa.wordpress.com). The event was co-organised by the European Sociological Association – Research Network 18: Sociology of Communications and Media…

The algorithmic future of media: how digital media and algorithms reshape the public space

The Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie, Leipzig, invites to a podium with Sebastian Sevignani on 31 March 2022, 18:00. They write: Die algorithmische Zukunft der Medien – Wie digitale Medien und Algorithmen die Öffentlichkeit neu gestaltenIn dieser Podiumsdiskussion wollen wir der Frage…

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