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Karin van Es is an Associate Professor of Media Culture Studies and serves as the project lead for the Humanities Data School at Utrecht University. Her work is situated at the intersection of television studies, software studies, and critical data algorithm studies. Currently, her research focuses on streaming video culture and the associated industries. Karin is the author of the book 'Future Live' published by Polity Press in 2016. She is also the co-editor of significant volumes such as 'Datafied Society' (Amsterdam University Press, 2017), 'Situating Data' (Amsterdam University Press, 2023), 'Collaborative Research Datafied Society' (Amsterdam University Press, 2024), and 'Governing Digital Society' (Amsterdam University Press, 2025). Additionally, she has contributed to special issues including 'Big Data Histories' (2018) in TMG and 'Critical Technical Practice(s)' in Convergence. Her work has been published in various scholarly outlets including Television & New Media, Media, Culture & Society, Critical Studies in Television, + Society, and Big Data Society. Karin is a member of the program team for Utrecht University's strategic theme 'Institutions for Open Societies' and acts as the impact liaison for the Centre for Digital Humanities, leading interdisciplinary research projects with external parties as part of the GenAI Education Humanities taskforce.
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