Popular Culture
Dr. Frank Kelleter Professor of North American Studies
John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies Department of Culture Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Popular culture and media history, especially serial forms
North American colonial history / revolutionary period and early republic
(American) Enlightenment studies
Dr. Cordula Lemke Professor of English Language and Literature
Department of Philosophy and Humanities Institute for English Language and Literature Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
English literature of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
European colonialism (especially Scotland)
Gender studies
Vampires in literature and film
Dr. Julia Leyda Professor of Cultural Studies
Department of Political and Social Sciences John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies Department of Culture Areas of Expertise
Popular culture
US-American film, television, and media studies
The director Todd Haynes
Film and television depictions of domesticity during the financial crisis
Cuteness
Gender studies
Climate catastrophes in the media
Dr. Kathleen Loock
Department of Political and Social Sciences John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies Department of Culture Fabeckstraße 15, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
U.S. American popular culture, especially serial forms
Film and media history, especially remakes, sequels, and prequels in Hollywood cinema
Christopher Columbus in US-American cultural history, Columbus Day, holidays
Dr. Martin Lüthe Professor of North American Studies
Department of Philosophy and Humanities John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies Department of Culture Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
African American studies
Gender studies
Popular culture
History of the mass media
Pop music
Dr. Elena Meyer-Clement Professor of Chinese Studies
Department of History and Cultural Studies Graduate School of East Asian Studies Hittorfstraße 18, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Political, economic, and social change in the PRC, in particular:
Urbanization
Transformation of rural areas
Chinese Communist Party
Private enterprise
Cultural policy
Dr. Carola Richter Professor of Political Science
Department of Political and Social Sciences Institute for Media and Communication Studies International Communication Garystraße 55, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Arab media (al-Jazeera, Egypt, Libya)
Protest movements in the Arab world, Islamists
Foreign reporting
Image of Islam
Media and the Middle East conflict
Media and migration / refugees
Dr. Susanne Scharnowski
Department of Philosophy and Humanities Institute of German and Dutch Languages and Literatures Cultural Studies Program for International Exchange Students Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Debates about the concept of "Heimat"
German regional literature and films
"Heimat" and propaganda
"Heimat" and criticism of progress
"Heimat" vs. environment
"Heimat" as a European phenomenon
International student exchange (international students in the German school system)
Dr. Anita Traninger Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures
Department of Philosophy and Humanities Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Rhetoric (history, theory, and practice)
History of universities
History of education
Gender studies
Spanish literature
French literature
History of emotions
Dr. Joachim Trebbe Professor of Media Analysis
Department of Political and Social Sciences Institute for Media and Communication Studies Division of Media Analysis / Research Methods Garystraße 55, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
The use of media and its effects (campaigns, advertising, change of attitude)
Media content (television, Internet, press): program structures, media mechanisms, news selection, celebrity reporting
Media, political communication, election campaigns, scandals
The media and migration (the use of media by immigrants; representation of immigrants in the media)
Religion in the media
Torsten Tschacher Professor of Islamic Studies
Department of History and Cultural Studies Institute of Islamic Studies Fabeckstr. 23-25, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Islam in South Asia
India
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Indians in Southeast Asia
Dr. Bryan van Sweringen
John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies Dept. of History and Dept. of Political Science Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
World War I and World War II
U.S. national security policy from 1917 to 2010
Occupation in Germany and Berlin by the U.S. Armed Forces
Stationing of U.S. forces in the Federal Republic of Germany
U.S. Department of Defense
Military tradition in the U.S.
Political cabaret
Dr. Christian Volk Professor of Political Science
Department of Political and Social Sciences Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science Ihnestraße 22, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
Transformation of democracy
Protest and democratic theory
Constitution of political orders
Critical theory
Philosophy of Hannah Arendt
Coming to terms with the past and memory culture
Dr. Harald Wenzel Professor of Sociology
John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies Department of Sociology Lansstraße 7-9, 14195 Berlin
Areas of Expertise
(Mass) media in the U.S.
(Mass) media and popular culture
Politainment: politicians as actors
Sociology of prominence
Sociology of the public
What is the role of mass media during election campaigns?
Religion in the U.S.
Sociology of disasters and disaster reporting
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