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Mogens Olesen serves as Associate Professor in Media Studies within the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities, investigating digital media's transformative societal impacts through lenses of media ecology, sports culture, and educational technology.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Media Studies, University of Copenhagen, 2009
- MA in Media Studies and Linguistics, University of Aarhus, 2004
- Visiting Researcher, University of Toronto, 2007 (3 months)
His research centers on medium theory and digital media evolution, with specialized focus on short-form video platforms (TikTok, #shorts), hashtag-based sports activism, and digital didactics in educational environments. Olesen examines how smartphones and interactive media reconstruct classrooms through multimodal learning while addressing associated challenges, and analyzes fan communities like Tour de France audiences on Twitter to understand media-sport interplay. His work bridges Marshall McLuhan's theories with contemporary digital phenomena, emphasizing affordance theory in community formation.
Recent publications reveal concentrated exploration of sports-adjacent short-form media, particularly football activism narratives on TikTok and transmedia sports event coverage. These studies demonstrate how ephemeral video formats enable new forms of digital resistance and community building while reshaping fan engagement with major sporting events.
Awards:
- The Harold A. Innis Award for Outstanding Thesis or Dissertation in the Field of Media Ecology (2010)
No documented grant funding or student supervision activities appear in available records, though Olesen maintains active academic service through editorial roles and conference participation.
He serves on the editorial board for MedieKultur journal and previously contributed to Gentofte Municipality's digitalization task committee (2017-2018), regularly presenting at international forums like the IACS Communication & Sport Summit.
