Tom Ullrich

Dr. Tom Ullrich is a Research Associate at the Institute for Film, Theatre, Media and Cultural Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, within the School of Philosophy and Philology. He specializes in cultural technology research, media and film history, urban studies, and protest cultures.

• Education: Studied media culture, photography, and film studies at Bauhaus University Weimar, Université Lumière Lyon 2, and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3.
• Academic Career: Editorial assistant (2011-2017) at the Journal of Media and Cultural Research, IKKM Weimar; research associate since 2017; doctoral recipient (2023) with a thesis on Parisian barricades.
• Research Focus: Urban infrastructure (stations, roads), media history of revolutions, knowledge systems in conservation, and cultural techniques of protest.
• Awards: Büchner Prize for Young Researchers (2023), funded by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation.
• Publications: 15+ articles on barricades, urban control, film theory, and revolutionary media practices (2013-2025).