• CRC 1187 P01 - Media of Praxeology I: Multisensory Mediality and Cooperative Practice

    P01 - Media of Praxeology I: Multisensory Mediality and Cooperative Practice
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Collaborative Research Centre 1187

 

Welcome to the web page of the Special Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1187 “Media of Cooperation” at the University of Siegen.

The CRC is an interdisciplinary collaborative research centre consisting of 19 subprojects and more than 60 researchers from media studies, ethnology, sociology, computer science, linguistics, ubiquitous computing, science and technology studies, education, law and engineering.

The Collaborative Research Centre 1187 has been funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 2016. The research centre studies digital media, which have emerged as cooperative tools, platforms and infrastructures on a broad front, and approaches them as cooperatively accomplished means of cooperation. In the first funding phase (2016-2019), the CRC focused on the relevance of social media and platforms, while the second phase (2020-2023) centered on data-intensive media and data practices. Phase 3 (2024-2027) inquires the interplay between sensor media and artificial intelligence.

News

21 January 2025
CRC ends activities on X
SFB follows the nationwide initiative Numerous universities and research institutions jointly announced that they will cease their activities on Platform X. The University of Siegen participates in the initiative. The SFB also follows the call ... read more
10 April 2025
Die Zukunft des digitalen Geldes in Europa
Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.Wie gestalten wir den digitalen Euro als neues Medium der Kooperation? Mit Sebastian Gießmann (Universität Siegen. SFB 1187) und Petra Gehring (TU Darmstadt)   Sebastian Gießmann und ... read more
08 April 2025
Stellenausschreibung: SHK/WHB-Stelle im SFB-Teilprojekt A04
Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.Stellenausschreibung: SHK/WHB-Stelle im SFB-Teilprojekt A04 Für das Teilprojekt A04 „Normale Betriebsausfälle. Struktur und Wandel von Infrastrukturen im öffentlichen Dienst“ im Sonderforschungsbereich ... read more
03 April 2025
Hands-on Experimentation and Critical Inquiry of AI Methods
A workshop report (February 4-7)    In February 2025, the Mixing Methods Winter School at the Collaborative Research Centre 1187 brought together over thirty participants, including international researchers, students, and experts ... read more
31 March 2025
Erhard Schüttpelz receives Scholar’s Prize from the Aby Warburg Foundation
Erhard Schüttpelz is laureate of the Scholar's Prize 2025 The Aby Warburg Foundation awards its scholar's prize to Erhard Schüttpelz, Professor of Media Theory and PI at the CRC 1187 Media of Cooperation at the University of Siegen. The award ... read more
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Upcoming Events

Wed. 30 April 2025, 14:00 - 16:00 (s.t.!)
Research Forum: Science Communication & Public Engagement Part #1
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Wed. 07 May 2025, 14:15 - 15:45
Lecture Series “Unstitching Datafication” #2 Jenny Sundén: Queer Tactics of Opacity: Resisting Public Visibility and Identification on Sexual Social Media Platforms
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Thu. 08 May 2025, 15:00 - 17:00
Workshop - B05: "Merleau-Ponty meets Camera-Ethnography II"
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Wed. 14 May 2025, 14:15 - 15:45
Ringvorlesung "Unstitching Datafication" #3 Rosa Menkman: De/Tangling Resolution
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Wed. 14 May 2025, 12:15 - 13:45
MGK Masterclass with Rosa Menkman (HEAD Genève)
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Wed. 21 May 2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Board Meeting
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Projects

Projektbereich A-Infrastrukturen
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A - Infrastructures

Computerised infrastructures and sensor technologies are increasingly permeating all areas of life and work. The subprojects of A seek to address the problems this raises by focusing on the technical dimensions and social consequences of media infrastructures in digital healthcare, advertising and personal data, mobility and navigation. Go to Projects

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B - Publics

Digital data and infrastructures constitute their own public spheres. With its claim to pluralize the concept of the public sphere, project area B of the CRC investigates intimate, fragmented, staggered as well as global public spheres. The focus is on the cooperative production of media and data-driven public spheres Go to Projects

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P - Sensory Praxeology

Media, sensors, and technologies are embedded in various sensing contexts, leading to an increasing interweaving of human and technical sensors. Project area P explores this socio-technical cooperation based on specific media and sensory practices in its subprojects. Go to Projects

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Program Modules

The programme modules expand the research programme with digital infrastructures for collaborative research, structure the training programme for doctoral students and integrate heterogeneous publics cooperatively into the research. Go to Projects

Partner Institutions

The CRC’s main location is at the University of Siegen. Further nodes in our research network are located at universities in Cologne, Hagen, Bochum, Frankfurt/Oder, Bonn, Constance, and Luxembourg. There are also close collaborations with renowned international scholars and research institutions in Chicago, Warwick, Basel, Waltham, and Lviv.