Markus Spöhrer

Markus Spöhrer studied American Cultural Studies, German Studies and English Literature at the University of Tübingen, Germany and also Film Production, Film History and Popular Music at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. He did his Ph. D. at the University of Konstanz, Germany (Media Studies). Currently he is a Postdoctoral researcher in the DFG project “Mediale Teilhabe” (Media and Participation). Also he is working as a lecturer of contemporary German film, theory of media, culture and film. His research interests are film production, media philosophy, philosophy of science and Science and Technology Studies, human enhancement, and participation cultures of the cochlear implant.

Publications

Playing With Auditory Environments in Audio Games: Snake 3D
Playing With Auditory Environments in Audio Games: Snake 3D
Markus Spöhrer. © 2023. 18 pages.
Audio games highlight audio as the major narrative, ludic, and interactive element in the process of gaming. These games enroll the players in the process of gaming and...
The Cochlear Implant as an Epistemic Thing: Translations of a Technical Object in Social and Scientific Contexts
The Cochlear Implant as an Epistemic Thing: Translations of a Technical Object in Social and Scientific Contexts
Markus Spöhrer. © 2021. 17 pages.
This chapter examines the translations and (de)stabilizations of the cochlear implant, a subcutaneous prosthesis that is subject to ethical and judicial controversies. By looking...
The Cochlear Implant as an Epistemic Thing: Translations of a Technical Object in Social and Scientific Contexts
The Cochlear Implant as an Epistemic Thing: Translations of a Technical Object in Social and Scientific Contexts
Markus Spöhrer. © 2020. 17 pages.
This chapter examines the translations and (de)stabilizations of the cochlear implant, a subcutaneous prosthesis that is subject to ethical and judicial controversies. By looking...
Analytical Frameworks, Applications, and Impacts of ICT and Actor-Network Theory
Analytical Frameworks, Applications, and Impacts of ICT and Actor-Network Theory
Markus Spöhrer. © 2019. 327 pages.
In a globalized world, one of the most prominent developments in technology has been the advancement of non-human entities. The applications of these entities in media as well as...
Applying Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies: Theoretical (Im)Possibilities
Applying Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies: Theoretical (Im)Possibilities
Markus Spöhrer. © 2019. 27 pages.
The chapter offers an international research overview of the possibilities and problems of applying actor-network theory in media studies and media-related research. On the one...
Playing With Auditory Environments in Audio Games: Snake 3D
Playing With Auditory Environments in Audio Games: Snake 3D
Markus Spöhrer. © 2019. 25 pages.
Audio games highlight audio as the major narrative, ludic, and interactive element in the process of gaming. These games enroll the players in the process of gaming and...
Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies
Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies
Markus Spöhrer, Beate Ochsner. © 2017. 315 pages.
Actor-Network Theory (ANT), originally a social theory, seeks to organize objects and non-human entities into social networks. Its most innovative claim approaches these networks...
Applications of Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies: A Research Overview
Applications of Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies: A Research Overview
Markus Spöhrer. © 2017. 19 pages.
The chapter offers an international research overview of the possibilities and problems of applying Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies and media related research. On the one...
A Cyborg Perspective: The Cochlear Implant and Actor-Networking Perception
A Cyborg Perspective: The Cochlear Implant and Actor-Networking Perception
Markus Spöhrer. © 2017. 16 pages.
The paper focuses on the man-machine relationships between the cochlear implant and its wearers as a contemporary form of cyborgization. The research object will be Michael...
Applying Actor-Network Theory in Production Studies: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus' Barbarosa (1982)
Applying Actor-Network Theory in Production Studies: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus' Barbarosa (1982)
Markus Spöhrer. © 2017. 28 pages.
This paper explores the possibilities of ANT as an approach to Production Studies. On the basis of a detailed production log written by producer Paul Lazarus, the...
“To Be as Real as Possible”: The Actor-Network of Status YO! and the Production of HipHop Authenticity
“To Be as Real as Possible”: The Actor-Network of Status YO! and the Production of HipHop Authenticity
Markus Spöhrer. © 2017. 18 pages.
In this chapter an effort is made to describe the film production network of the German “HipHop film” Status YO! (Till Hastreiter, 2004) and the related attribution and...
Murphy’s Law in Action: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus’ Barbarosa (1982)- An Actor-Network-Theory Case Study
Murphy’s Law in Action: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus’ Barbarosa (1982)- An Actor-Network-Theory Case Study
Markus Spöhrer. © 2013. 21 pages.
This paper explores the possibilities of Actor-Network-Theory as a methodological approach to Production Studies. On the basis of a detailed production log written by producer...
The (Re-)Socialization of Technical Objects in Patient Networks: The Case of the Cochlear Implant
The (Re-)Socialization of Technical Objects in Patient Networks: The Case of the Cochlear Implant
Markus Spöhrer. © 2013. 12 pages.
In this paper an effort is made to describe the processes of technical stabilization of the epistemic thing cochlear implant in certain stabilized scientific environments and the...
International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI)
International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI)
Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A.. Est. 2009.
The International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI) publishes research articles covering a wide range of topics related to Actor-Network...