Dr. Marek Jancovic

Biography

Marek Jancovic is an Assistant Professor in Media Studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he serves as the coordinator for the master's program in Arts & Culture: Comparative Arts Media Studies. His research focuses on the materialities of the moving image, including film preservation practices and media environments. Jancovic is the principal investigator for the CINEAGRI project, which examines the historical trade routes of agricultural materials used in early celluloid film production, highlighting the geographical aspects of the East China Sea. He has authored several notable works, including 'Media Epigraphy: Video Compression: Reading Traces of Decay' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) and is currently co-authoring a book on lossless format standards in moving image archives. His broader research interests encompass the intersections of politics, infrastructure, and media, including topics such as animal-media interactions and the environmental implications of streaming video. Jancovic has teaching experience across various disciplines, including media studies, film studies, and cultural analysis, supervising several PhD candidates. He has also contributed to documentaries that address community and systems of oppression and has been actively involved in several academic associations, reflecting his commitment to advancing the study of media practices.

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