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Media History Lunch Talks

  • Date: 15.10.25
  • Location: Online
  • Time: 12:00 h

The international research network Entangled Media Histories (EMHIS), of which the HBI is a partner, has organized an online seminar program on topics in media history for the fall. This semester, the focus is on memory, activism, and technology.
The events take place at noon via Zoom and are held in English.

To the program overview

15 October 2025, 12-1 p.m.

Magic Rays of Light: Writing the Early History of Television in Britain
John Wyer, Westminster

19 November 2025, 12-1 p.m.

Entangling Women’s Media and Women’s Activism
Kerstin Skoog, Bournemouth; Alec Badenoch, Utrecht; Heidi Kurvinen, Bergen; Helen Warner, East Anglia

10 December 2025, 12-1 p.m.

Digital Memory Politics
Sebastian Graf, Lund; Miira Hill, Bremen

Event details

Information

The Entangled Media Histories (EMHIS) network brings together European scholars with diverse areas of expertise to explore the interconnected history of media. This semester’s events focus particularly on memory, activism, and technology.

All times are given in Central European Time.

Address

The event takes place online.

Registration

Please register by sending an informal email to Maximilian Brockhaus (maximilian.brockhaus@univie.ac.at).

Research programme:

RP 3 Knowledge for the Media Society

Area of competence:

Competence Area Media History

Persons involved:

Contact person

Hans-Ulrich Wagner

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner

Senior Researcher Media History

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