Media and Digital Culture

Alternative Futures

The impact of digital media on civic engagement is a subject of debate. Alternative Futures aims to foster forward-looking discourse on digital platform design and governance, promoting collaboration between German and Indian civil society institutions and researchers for enhanced civic engagement.

1.10 - 20.12.2023
Science Film Festival 2023

Science Film Festival (SFF) is a celebration of science communication worldwide. In 2023, the Science Film Festival is the official supporting partner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
SFF has films for all age groups and can be streamed online from home.
 

ReverseForward

ReverseForward is a GameLab that brings diverse people, skill sets, and perspectives together to discuss and critique the role of colonialism and its impact on contemporary societies. The key thematics of the lab are reimagining decolonial praxis in culture producers - both institutions and individuals, the role of play and narrative strategies, and social game design.

German Series in India
Binge Fever!

Television “Made in Germany” is having a golden moment with the rise of international streaming services. In this dossier, we highlight binge-worthy German serials and fill you in on where to watch them in India.

The role of media and journalism
Between the Lines

Discover the many facets of media and journalism in India which have changed and developed dramatically over the last 25 years, as a result of digitization, economic boom & the evolving needs of a new, urban-oriented middle class.

Games and politics
Global Gaming

Video games have long since established themselves as their own art form too. Game designers turn to new topics and audiences. And the major museums are discovering the computer game as a cultural asset to be collected and preserved.

Robots and Popular Culture
A Whisper from My Ghost°

Through novels, films, and television series robots have been capturing public imagination through a variety of media. While many popular examples draw from the twentieth century, the current fascination with robots and machines has a longer history.

Oscars 2023
“All Quiet on the Western Front” – except at this year’s Oscars

A German picture picked up four gold statuettes at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. And with that, Edward Berger’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Im Westen nichts Neues) has made film history.

LGBTQI+
“Queer Cinema belongs to the mainstream here”

Monika Treut is considered to be one of the pioneers of Queer Cinema. In this interview the film director and producer talks about positive developments in western societies, repressive trends and things that aren’t quite running as they should. 

Young German Cinema
Changing Germany’s image

A young generation of directors is taking German cinema in a new direction with intercultural perspectives, unusual narratives, and novel aesthetic approaches.

Inclusion through Technology
The Freedom of Virtual Worlds

Formats like virtual reality, the metaverse, or 3D animation can allow people with disabilities to walk, express themselves, or move. Uruguayan artist Fabián Barros experiments with virtual environments and talks about how technology can fuel inclusion.

Disinformation
Hunting Down Fake News

In the worst case, targeted disinformation can become a real and present threat to our democracy. A number of initiatives in Germany have responded by taking on the mission of fact checking information on the net. 

Home Office
The Hybrid Generation

It isn’t just the big international tech corporations who are holding heated discussions about staff returning to the office in summer 2022. Plenty of employees would like to remain at home in Germany too: what makes the home office so attractive?
 

Self-driving Cars
A Question of Individual Cases?

Who is responsible in an accident involving a self-driving car? A research centre at the University of Würzburg deals with precisely such techno-legal questions.

Humanoide Robots
“Tengai Assesses Everyone the Same Way”

How do you completely eliminate bias in recruiting situations? With robots - claims software developer Vanja Tufvesson. She has founded an NGO, which organizes Coding Camps for women-identifying people, and has worked on the development on the world’s first unbiased robot.

Aesthetics and Technology
How Pop Culture Determines the Look of the Future

Humanoid robots, whether compliant or anarchic, are products of our pop culture: Metropolis, Star Wars, Jane Fonda and Missy Elliot, all of them design the futurisms of new technology and their aesthetics. Nowadays, they predict the look of the future dialectically with robotics.
 

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