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.
Recent and upcoming talks and conferences
Vernetzungstreffen “Marx und kritische Theorie in der Medienwissenschaft”, FU Berlin, Germany, 18–20 Februar 2026
Antifaschistische Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Tagung des Netzwerks Kritische Kommunikationswissenschaft, University of Jena, Germany, 16–18 April 2026, https://krikowi.net/jena/
IAMCR Book Talk “Rethinking Media and Communication”, IAMCR Political Economy Section, 29 April 2026, online, https://iamcr.org/s-wg/section/poe/rethinking-media-book-talk
Research and teaching interests
My research and teaching focus on:
- Critical social theory
- Political economy of media and communication
- Qualitative social research
- Digital media and society
- Digital labour and capitalism
- Universities and academic labour