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December 10, 2024

Narrative motifs and stereotypical attributions in the kaiju film genre

Genre classifications such as western, science fiction or kaiju structure our perception and evaluation of films. Despite their apparent unambiguousness, a closer look reveals their great complexity. What criteria play a role in categorization? Are stereotypical ideas served, especially in the case of non-Western works? Are ethical boundaries transgressed? Genre categories shape expectations and interpretations and reflect transcultural communication processes.

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November 18, 2024

‘Your Body My Choice’

Far from constituting a coincidence or macabre joke, the slogan “Your Body My Choice” is a co-optation of feminist standpoints and might be integral to current fascist and right-wing populist narratives, as was also witnessed at anti-vaccination demonstrations during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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18th June 2024

Female identities in internet communication 

At the beginning of its use, the Internet was associated with high expectations in terms of free communication. This freedom was conceptually linked to the invisibility of physical identities. From a perspective related to female identities, the article shows that although there are still ways of concealing living bodies or creating new virtual bodies in Internet communication, it also argues that Internet communication is nevertheless not free from social and possibly repressive contexts.

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Release DateAuthorsArticle
10.12.2024Christopher ZysikÜber Klassifikationssysteme in Datenbanken – Narrative Motive und stereotype Zuschreibungen im Kaiju-Filmgenre 
18.11.2024Katharina Wezel‘Your Body My Choice’
18.06.2024Jessica HeesenFemale identities in internet communication
15.12.2023Theresa KrampeGrotesque Women in the Media
01.08.2023Theresa KrampeComputer games as empathy machines?
11.07.2023Markus SpöhrerAutismus-Repräsentation in Videospielen
04.04.2023Karoline ReinhardtTrust in AI Ethics
21.02.2023Simon MeischEthics in TV series
09.02.2023Alexander OrlowskiNeutrality of ChatGPT
10.01.2022Martin HennigMediale Darstellungen von Robotern in der Pflege. Wie der Blick auf fiktionale Medien für ethische Fragen sensibilisieren kann
20.11.2021Ingrid Stapf, Cora Bieß, Jessica HeesenTag der Kinderrechte: Sicherheit als Frage von Schutz, Befähigung und Beteiligung für Kinder in der digitalen Welt
04.11.2021Nikhil MurthyThe Ethics in 4X Gaming
16.08.2021Vanessa WeihgoldBilder der Medien und Bilder der Menschen
12.07.2021Anne DeremetzEinsamkeit und Digitalisierung
06.04.2021Jessica HeesenEthics and Artificial Intelligence
12.11.2020Cora Bieß, Maria PawelecSchaden Deepfakes (wirklich) der Demokratie?
07.05.2020Wulf Loh, Laura SchelenzHow the triage rules compound historical injustices against Black communities in the USA
30.04.2020Andreas BaurDezentrale Tracing-Apps: Der einzig gangbare Weg – und trotzdem kein Allheilmittel