Kathrin Dreckmann

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Dreckmann is a Professor at the Institute for Media and Cultural Studies within the Faculty of Philosophy at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. She serves as Managing Director and holds key roles like Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer, Faculty Council member, and Senate member.

• Research Focus: Sound Studies, Video Studies, Gender/Queer Studies, Pop History, Transculturality, Intermediality, Digital Media.
• Editorial Work: Co-founder of the Acoustic Studies Düsseldorf publication series and co-editor of Queer Futures and Fluid Media Studies.

Her recent publications and lectures (2021-2024) analyze intersections of queer aesthetics, music video politics, and fluid media, with forthcoming monograph The Power of Pop (Culture) (2025). She collaborates on interdisciplinary conferences like Fringe of the Fringe (2021) and Fluid Mediale (2022), exploring subcultural memory and media materiality.

Scientific Affiliations:

• German Society for Media Studies (GfM)
• German Society for Theater Studies (GTW)
• Co-founder of Acoustic Studies Düsseldorf

Her audiovisual works (e.g., postjellious, Gelatine) and performance lectures at institutions like Julia Stoschek Collection and Ars Electronica reflect experimental media practices.