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Dr. Christine Hämmerling is a Researcher at the University of Göttingen's Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, coordinating the Master's program at Regina Bendix's chair since 2024. She holds a PhD from the University of Göttingen (2016), with prior roles including Senior Research Assistant at the University of Zurich (2014–2023) and a Junior Professorship in Hamburg (2022/23).
Her research focuses on media's role in contemporary life, particularly authenticity's cultural significance and digitalization's societal impacts. Current projects analyze NGOs' professionalization challenges, street magazine vendors' hybrid labor identities, YouTube influencers' authenticity strategies, and smartphone usage resistance movements.
Education:
- PhD in Empirical Cultural Studies (University of Göttingen, 2016)
- Masters in Empirical Cultural Studies, History, and Sociology (University of Tübingen/Prague, 2010)
Research Interests: Media anthropology, cultural wars, digitalization's socio-cultural effects, authenticity economies, NGO sustainability, ethnography of labor, and presence-oriented practices.
Key Projects:
- NGO professionalization's trust dynamics
- Street magazine sales as stigmatized labor
- Influencer authenticity in pregnancy content
- Smartphone usage critiques in educational contexts
Teaching Experience:
- Guest Lecturer (Liechtenstein, Innsbruck, Göttingen)
- Junior Professor (Hamburg, 2022/23)
Methodology: Combines media analysis with ethnographic fieldwork, emphasizing narrative and visual studies in social positioning research.
