Benjamin Derhy Kurtz

Benjamin Derhy Kurtz is a Doctor and qualified Maître de Conférences (MCF)/Associate Professor in Information-Communication at Avignon Université, affiliated with the Laboratoire Culture et Communication (LCC). His research examines creative industries and cultural institutions, focusing on media economics, transmedia practices, and audience dynamics.

• Research Interests: Television, cinema, music industries; transmedia narration; fake news.
• Key Projects: Analyzing fake news propagation, multidisciplinary studies on media success, and transmedia storytelling.
• Publications: Authored The Television Industry Revisited (2020), co-edited The Rise of Transtexts (2016), and published articles on media professionals' discourses.
• Teaching: Pedagogical coordinator for L1 and involved in international student mobility.

Collaborations: Works with Laboratoire Biens Normes et Contrats, Avignon Computer Science Laboratory, and LCC on fake news research, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches.