Charlotte Bruns

Charlotte Bruns is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam. She specializes in visual sociology, focusing on science communication, digital archives, and photographic practices in scientific contexts. Her work bridges qualitative research methods, image analysis, and the theory/history of visual media.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Philosophy from Chemnitz University of Technology
• M.A. in Cultural Analysis (Technical University of Dortmund)
• B.A. in History and Arts Education (University of Bremen)

Her research explores themes like participatory EU projects (IANUS/COALESCE), stereoscopic photography, and environmental campaigns. She has received grants from the Getty Research Institute and awards such as the Thinking Photography Research Award (2023) and the TU Chemnitz Dissertation Prize (2022).

Teaching focuses on qualitative methods, visual analysis, and media theory. She actively participates in academic activities like organizing conferences on visual data in digital worlds and climate activism, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and public engagement.