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Birte Joppien is a Researcher at the Chair of Media Studies with a Focus on Media and Digital Cultures at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). Her work since 2022 centers on digital culture, feminist media analysis, and critical media studies. She holds a Master of Arts in Media Culture Analysis from Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf (2020) and a Master of Arts in Digital Arts and Humanities from University College Cork, Ireland. Her doctoral research explores ADHD discourse in women's short-form video content on social media, analyzing self-presentation and attention economies.
Education:
- Master of Arts in Media Culture Analysis (2020), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- Master of Arts in Digital Arts and Humanities (2018), University College Cork
- Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Journalism (Mainz University)
Research Interests: Digital transformation, feminist film theory, data feminism, oral history, digital humanities methods (e.g., network visualization, digital mapping), and citizen science in humanities. Her current project, Attention (Dis)Order, investigates gendered representations of ADHD in social media.
Teaching: She teaches courses such as Attention (Dis)Order (MA seminar), Methods of Media and Communication Studies (BA lecture), and Audiovisual Self-Documentation (seminar).
Public Engagement: Active in academic conferences and public lectures, including talks at the 45th Autumn Meeting of Medienfrauen (2023) and film introductions at Frankfurt’s German Film Museum.
