Birgit Schneider

Birgit Schneider is a Professor at the University of Potsdam, holding the Professorship for Knowledge Cultures and Media Environments (formerly Media Ecology) within the Institute for Arts and Media. She has been in this position since 2016.

Her educational background includes studies at:

• Karlsruhe Academy of Art and Design
• Goldsmiths College London
• Humboldt University Berlin

She completed her dissertation in cultural studies under Friedrich Kittler, published as "Textile Processing: A Media History of Punch Card Weaving" (2007).

Professor Schneider's primary research interests include:

• Climate Images and Visual Climate Change Communication
• Scientific Images
• Media Ecology and Media Aesthetics
• Diagrammatics, Notations, Maps and Infographics
• Camouflage and Strategies of Invisibility
• Order Structures and Materiality of Textiles
• Test Images and Image Disturbances
• Art and Media History of Sound and Vision

Her notable scientific awards and fellowships include:

• Dilthey Fellow of the Thyssen Foundation (2009)
• Visiting Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (2014)
• Senior Fellow at the International Center for Cultural Technology Research

She serves as the spokesperson for the Digital Humanities Network at the University of Potsdam and is actively involved in fostering interdisciplinary research at the intersection of digital technologies and humanities.