Michael Dieter

Michael Dieter is an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick's Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM), where he also serves as Co-Director of Graduate Studies and Convenor of the MA in Digital Media and Culture. His research focuses on digital media studies, media theory, and interface critique, with a particular emphasis on app studies, technological aesthetics, and software studies. He explores socio-technical systems through design methods, media art, and critical digital methodologies.

Education details are not explicitly stated, but his academic career includes roles in teaching and administration at CIM. His research interests span media concentration, datafication, and platform governance, with notable projects analyzing pandemic response apps and financial security design. Dieter has published widely in journals like New Media & Society, Convergence, and Internet Policy Review.

He teaches modules such as IM902 (Approaches to the Digital), IM904 (Digital Methods), and IM923 (User Interface Cultures). His work bridges theory and practice, emphasizing inventive methods and new media literacies. Collaborations with scholars like Anne Helmond and Fernando van der Vlist highlight his interdisciplinary approach.

Dieter’s research extends to tactical media and media genealogies, examining socio-political organization and infrastructural power. His publications include edited volumes on postdigital aesthetics and contributions to fibreculture journal and Internet Histories.