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Dr. Karin van Es is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Culture Studies at the Faculty of Humanities, Utrecht University. She serves as project lead for the Humanities at Data School and is an affiliate and impact liaison at the Centre for Digital Humanities. Her work bridges academic research and practical applications in the digital society, with a focus on collaborating with external parties on interdisciplinary projects. She is also part of the GenAI in Education Humanities taskforce at Utrecht University.
Her research is situated at the intersection of television studies, software studies, and critical data and algorithm studies, with a particular focus on streaming video culture and industries. Her notable publications include the book The Future of Live (Polity Press, 2016) and co-edited volumes such as The Datafied Society (AUP, 2017), Situating Data (AUP, 2023), Collaborative Research in a Datafied Society (AUP, 2024), and Governing the Digital Society (AUP, 2025). She has published extensively in journals including Television & New Media, Media, Culture and Society, Critical Studies in Television, Social Media + Society, Big Data and Society, and First Monday.
Dr. van Es's recent publications reveal a strong focus on the governance of digital platforms, AI ethics, and the impact of streaming services on media consumption. Her work increasingly examines the societal implications of datafication, with particular attention to educational contexts, public values, and methodological innovations for studying digital phenomena. She has pioneered approaches like "data walking" and "data donations" as research methods for understanding how people interact with digital platforms in everyday contexts. Her scholarship demonstrates a consistent commitment to critical technical practice that bridges theoretical insights with practical interventions in the datafied society.
- Editor of special issue "Critical Technical Practice(s)" for Convergence
- Organizer of "Innovative Methods for Video-on-Demand Research" workshop (2024)
- Speaker at ECREA 2024 conference on "Netflix Uncovered: Insights from Data Donations"
- Member of editorial board for Convergence journal
Her media contributions include appearances on WORT 89.9 FM discussing "The Meaning of Live" (2022), participation in the "De Maatschappelijk Betrokken Docent" program (2022), and earlier contributions on topics like "Wat is beeldradio?" (2016) and "Live liveness in realtime" (2015).
She leads the Media and Performance Studies research group and is deeply involved with the Data School at Utrecht University. Her work with the GenAI in Education Humanities taskforce focuses on understanding and shaping the integration of generative AI in educational contexts. Through her role at the Centre for Digital Humanities, she helps bridge academic research with practical applications in society, particularly around issues of data governance, digital literacy, and the societal impact of emerging technologies.
