Katrin M. Kämpf

Dr. Katrin M. Kämpf is an Assistant Professor of Queer Studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM), specializing in feminist science and technology studies, history of sexuality, and queer theory. She holds a doctorate from Humboldt University Berlin and has taught at institutions including Paderborn University and TU Berlin. Her research explores intersections of queer theory with digital cultures, security discourses, and migration studies. Since 2019, she has been an artistic research fellow in the Art and Media Studies department, focusing on 'Queer Studies in the Arts and Sciences.'

• Education: Gender Studies and Cultural Studies at Humboldt University Berlin
• Research Focus: Queer feminist technologies of care, digital subjectivity, critical analysis of pedophilia discourse, and migration politics
• Teaching: Courses on queer theory, digital cultures, surveillance studies, and intersections of war/pornography in media history

Her monograph Pedophilia: A History of Discourse (2022) critically examines German-speaking discourses around pedophilia. Recent work includes analyses of authoritarian populist instrumentalization of pedophilia discourses and queer perspectives on digital subjectification. She co-edits interdisciplinary volumes and engages in artistic research projects, such as the REENACTMENT LP project.