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Daniel Eschkötter is a Researcher at Bielefeld University, affiliated with the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology and the Department of History, specializing in Historical Visual Studies and Art History. He is currently a research associate in the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1288 'Practices of Comparison. Ordering and Changing the World,' where he contributes to Subproject E05[C05] 'Media Devices of Comparison. The Operative Image after Harun Farocki.'
His research focuses on film and series theory, media aesthetics, media history, and media anthropology. Key interests include procedural forms in media, film phantom theory, the role of substances in media, re-education as a cinema complex, and the emergence of tutorialism and tutorial cultures in digital environments. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary media theory, particularly in the context of comparative practices and operative images.
Daniel has previously held research and teaching positions at TU Dresden (ERC Research Group 'The Principle of Disruption'), University of Vienna, University of Basel, and University of Cologne. He was also a DAAD Short Term Fellow at Princeton University and served as Scientific Coordinator in a DFG Research Training Group at Bauhaus University Weimar.
He studied German, Philosophy, and Political Science at the University of Hamburg, Johns Hopkins University, and the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. He actively contributes to public discourse through essays, reviews, and critiques published in CARGO Film/Media/Culture, Filmbulletin, and Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
Daniel Eschkötter is involved in structured, interdisciplinary research within funded projects, demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing theoretical and historical understanding of media practices. His work contributes significantly to the growing field of visual and media studies at Bielefeld University.
