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Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky is Professor of Media Studies and Gender Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. She holds visiting roles at Columbia University (2012, 2017), Northwestern University (2023), and other institutions. Her expertise spans critical theory, feminist and queer theory, media philosophy, and Jewish philosophy. She co-founded the journal Die Philosophin (1990-2004) and organized major conferences on epistemology and regional knowledge. Her research bridges media anthropology, play theory, and temporal studies.
- Education: Philosophy and German Literature (University of Zurich and Freie Universität Berlin)
- Affiliations: External Affiliate at Goldsmiths, University of London; Associate Member at ICI Berlin
Deuber-Mankowsky’s work interrogates media’s role in shaping knowledge and power. Key themes include gender, temporality, and the interplay between media and critical thought. Recent publications focus on queer post-cinema and media aesthetics. She received the Humboldt University Prize for Best Dissertation (2000) for her work on Walter Benjamin and Hermann Cohen.
Grants & Events: Organized conferences like Situiertes Wissen (2011) and Conatus und Lebensnot (2015). Her lectures address models of worlding in art and philosophy, as seen in her 2023 talk on Sadie Benning and Fernand Deligny.
- Awards: Humboldt University Prize (2000), Senior Fellowships at IKKM Weimar (2013) and DFG Research Group (2022)
