Dr. Christoph Brunner

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Christoph Brunner is an Assistant Professor at the Erasmus School of Philosophy and holds a visiting professorship at the École des Arts Visuels et Médiatiques, Université du Québec à Montréal from August 2024 to July 2025. His research examines the relations between contemporary digital cultures and processes of sense-making through networked media technologies. He is particularly interested in the aesthetic and experiential dimensions of digital media and how they shape affective processes at a non-rational level. Brunner's academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Cultural Religious Studies from the University of Bremen, a Master's degree in Cultural Media Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a PhD in Humanities from Concordia University, Montreal. His work is characterized by a transdisciplinary approach grounded in empirical research and material aesthetic phenomena in contemporary media cultures. Prior to joining Erasmus University, he held a Junior Professorship in Cultural Theory at Leuphana University Lüneburg and served as a research fellow at Zurich University of the Arts. Brunner's current research explores the politics of aesthetics in networked cultures and the material conditions that influence sense-making processes, drawing on examples from both progressive and right-wing contexts. His work also engages with post-colonial critiques and examines how artistic and affective approaches can facilitate transformative changes in cultural norms and values.

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