total. - Universalismus und Partikularismus in post kolonialer Medientheorie

Western thinking and Western media: Have they covered the world with their uniform grids? What universalisms do they convey? This volume demonstrates that even peculiarities and particulars articulate themselves in globalized formats, whose assumptions are now up for debate. European colonialism did not only play out in an alleged periphery but was conceived and framed in scientific and cultural debates in Europe: The Enlightenment did not consider all people equal - it is a legacy that decentralizes in the postcolonial age, even for media studies. The contributions examine thought patterns of universalism and particularity in global images and sounds.

Ulrike Bergermann (Prof. Dr.), born in 1964, teaches media studies at HBK Braunschweig. Her research focuses on media theory, history of science/specialized history, gender studies, and postcolonial studies. She is also a member of the editorial board of ZfM - Journal for Media Studies. Nanna Heidenreich (Dr. phil.) is a media cultural scientist and curator for film/video/theory/interventions. Since October 2020, she has been a professor of transcultural studies at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. As a curator, she has worked for HKW Berlin, for Forum Expanded at the Berlinale, and for AdKdW in Cologne, where she recently organized the symposium "Hotspots. Migration and Sea - Expiring Environments.".