We inquire into different perspectives and patterns of problematizing online hate speech
within the social sciences from a systems-theoretical perspective. Our results identify five …

This article argues that the transformations of the popular, which began in Europe around
1800 and introduced the powerful distinction between low culture and high culture, have …

Crime is quantified extensively, mostly in order to prevent it, therefore assuming it as
something purely negative. With the concept “Crime as Pop” we argue that such a view is …

This article analyzes the phenomenon of multi-sensorial, digital, and immersive art
exhibitions of popular artists, which has been widely neglected in academic research, from a …

Die aktive Partizipation der Rezipierenden an der Produktion populärer Kultur ist oft
behauptet, aber seltener nachgewiesen worden. Der vorliegende Beitrag unternimmt am …

This article examines the reception of popular serial narratives. Starting from the assumption
that this reception presents both a challenge (how to study the vast and heterogeneous …

Fanfictions beziehen sich vor allem auf populäre Serien und sind Teil einer langen Tradition
des Fandoms. Sie interpretieren und erweitern die jeweiligen Universen des Serienkanons …

Popular culture is a relational term that denotes the other side of the high culture coin (Hügel
2003, p. 9). The presumed difference between high culture and popular culture speaks to an …

This article examines a recent form of marketing superhero comics that has garnered
extensive media attention and has been promoted as the next big step in comics production …

Durch die digitale Transformation und das damit verbundene Aufkommen digitaler
Plattformen mit ihren neuen Möglichkeiten der Partizipation haben sich die Optionen für …