I am a researcher and lecturer at Paderborn University’s Department of Media Studies in Germany. I am also a co-editor of the journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. My work is grounded in critical social theory and the political economy of media and communication, with a particular focus on digital media and digital labour. My publications include Towards a Critical Theory of Surveillance in Informational Capitalism (Peter Lang, 2012) and Critical Theory and Social Media: Between Emancipation and Commodification (Routledge, 2015). My most recent book, Universities and Academic Labour in Times of Digitalisation and Precarisation, was published by Routledge in 2023.
News: Upcoming talks and conferences
Political Economies of the Media. Theories and Methods – International Doctoral Summer School, Šibenik, Croatia, 9–12 September 2025, http://www.poleconmed.net/
Communication and Capital(ism), ESA RN18 Mid-Term Conference, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 28–30 August 2025, https://rn18esa.wordpress.com
Research and teaching interests
My research and teaching focus on:
- Critical social theory
- Political economy of media and communication
- Digital media and society
- Digital labour and capitalism
- Universities and academic labour