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Amanda Lagerkvist is a full professor of media communication studies at Uppsala University and the founder of existential media studies. Her current research focuses on biometric AI and the relationships between technology, disability, selfhood, and the ambivalent imaginary of AI futures. Lagerkvist is the principal investigator of the Uppsala Hub for Digital Existence and has directed research programs including 'BioMe: Existential Challenges and Ethical Imperatives of Biometric AI in Everyday Lifeworlds'. She has authored the monograph 'Existential Media: Media Theory Limit Situation' published by Oxford University Press in 2022, which introduces existential media studies bolstered by philosophical insights from Karl Jaspers. With a PhD from Stockholm University, Lagerkvist has a background in socio-phenomenological approaches to media memory and has published extensively across various academic journals. She has been involved in numerous research projects and networks, notably establishing the DIGMEX network, which includes 180 scholars specializing in digital media studies. Additionally, she has served on various academic committees and has been a visiting scholar at King's College, London, and the Helsinki Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Uppsala University • Uppsala
Leading research in media communication studies and significant contributions to existential media studies.
Södertörn University • Huddinge
Taught courses in media communication studies and conducted research.
Uppsala University • Uppsala
Research on the intersections of media and cultural studies.
General Master's requirements applying across Science, Technology, and Humanities departments.