Stefan Krankenhagen

Stefan Krankenhagen is a Professor of Cultural Studies with a focus on Popular Culture at the Institute for Media, Theatre and Popular Culture, University of Hildesheim. He has held academic roles at institutions including NTNU (2005-2011) and Humboldt University of Berlin (2002-2005). His affiliations span cultural studies, Europeanization, and media aesthetics, with a particular emphasis on consumption, memory, and DIY practices.

His research interests bridge

• Popular Culture
• Consumer Behavior
• Media Aesthetics
• European Cultural Heritage
• Football Culture
• Do-It-Yourself Culture

He explores how cultural practices intersect with consumption, memory, and media, often through interdisciplinary lenses.

His recent publications (2024) focus on

• Materiality in popular culture
• Authorship as performative practice
• Heritage performance in post-Yugoslav contexts
• Comic literacies and bodily knowledge

These works analyze the interplay between cultural objects, digital media, and aesthetic theory.

Scientific contributions include

• Research Fellowship at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2010)
• Fellow at German American Academic Council (1998)
• Co-editorship of 12+ key volumes on consumption and pop culture

His work has shaped debates on de-professionalization in museums, European narratives in exhibitions, and football's cultural significance.