Lectures, panels, workshops, and teaching

23 July 2026 – Lecture: Antsemitism in Gaming, as part of the module “Extremism, Hate Speech & GFE in Games and on Platforms” in the training series “Learn.Play.Prevent. – Interactive Training on Gaming & Extremism Prevention” organized by Modus – Centre for Applied Research on Deradicalisation (modus | zad).


07 July 2026 – Presentation: Antisemitic Mobilisation Strategies in Digital Gaming Culture on the Panel Antisemitism and Media at the conference Contemporary Antisemitism 2026 by the Elizabeth and Tony Comper interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Antisemitism and Racism at the University of Haifa (UH) and the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (LCSCA) (7–9 July 2026).


03 June 2026 – Presentation: Antisemitism and Radicalisation in Digital Gaming Communities as part of the Online Seminar Series of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (LCSCA).
Available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLxdQyN2Ns


30 May 2026 – Presentation: When Hate Plays Along – Research Report on (Right-Wing) Extremism in Gaming at the Research Seminar of the Chair of Sociology, University of Passau (UP) (29–30 May 2026).


19 May 2026 – Policy consultations with Members of the German Bundestag: Antisemitism and Radicalisation in Gaming as part of the programme „Leibniz in the Bundestag“ (19–20 May 2026).


13 May 2026 – Presentation: Antisemitism in Online Gaming Spaces as part of theCoalition to Counter Online Antisemitism (CCOA) Deep Dive and Training Programme.


06 May 2026 – Presentation: Between Play and Ideology: Radicalization in Digital Gaming Communities at the international conference Radicalisation of Young People in Slovakia 3.0 organized by IPčko, the Anti-Terrorism Unit of the Police Presidium of Slovakia, the Orange Foundation and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (6–7 May 2026).


27 April 2026 – Presentation: RadiGaMe – Radicalization on Gaming Platforms and Messenger Services at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2026 (27–28 April 2026).


20 April 2026 – Presentation: Understanding Radicalisation Dynamics: Phenomena and Communication in Gaming and Messenger Spaces at the transfer conference of the research consortium Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms and Messenger Services (RadiGaMe), Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms and Messenger Services: Dynamics | Prevention | Law Enforcement – together with Ulrike Schwertberger, Tobias Weidmann, Kevin Weyda, and Hannes Jakim Peter.


15 April 2026 – Panel Discussion: Gaming for/against Democracy? Politics and Anti-Democratic Tendencies in Gaming Spaces as part of the event series „Designing Democracy – Designing Peace“, organized by the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and the Frankfurt Adult Education Centre (VHS) within the framework of World Design Capital 2026 (WDC 2026) – with Mareike Stürenburg, Severin Schwalb, and Yvonne Blum.


15 January 2026 – Presentation: Gaming and Right-Wing Extremism at the event “Gaming in Educational Contexts”, organized within the research project “Gaming against Right-Wing Extremism, Exclusion and Antisemitism” of the Chair of History of the Jewish People at the University of Jewish Studies Heidelberg (HfJS).


10 December 2025 – Panel Discussion: Extremist Activities Related to Gaming – Presentation of the Expert Report and Q&A Session at the event “When Hate Plays Along: Extremism in Digital Gaming Spaces”, organized by the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for New Media (BLM) and the Bavarian State Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Affairs (StMAS), presenting the findings of the expert report (Right-Wing) Extremism and Online Games by Modus – Centre for Applied Research on Deradicalisation (modus | zad) – together with Vivienne Ohlenforst, Lars Wiegold, and Linda Schlegel.


28 November 2025 – Roundtable: Gaming and Right-Wing Extremism at the online conference “Gaming Cultures”, organized by the Working Group Humanities and Digital Games (AKGWDS) (28–29 November 2025) – with Aurelia Brandenburg, Linda Schlegel, Tobias Unterhuber, and Felix Zimmermann.


13 November 2025 – Presentation: RadiGaMe – Analysis of Radicalisation Processes and Preventive Measures on Gaming Platforms at the meeting of the research consortium Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms and Messenger Services (RadiGaMe) (13–14 November 2025) – together with Lars Wiegold.


28 October 2025 – Panel Discussion: Antisemitism, Right-Wing Culture Wars, and Aggrieved Masculinities in Gaming at a panel organized by the Centre for Critical Social Sciences (ZKSW), supported by the Amadeu Antonio Foundation (AAS), as part of the 2025 Education and Engagement Weeks against Antisemitism – with Veronika Kracher and Thimo Gawlik.


20 October 2025 – Presentation: Antisemitism in Digital Gaming Communities on the panel “Ideology & Extremism” at the conference “Critical Examinations of New Media and Antisemitism”, organized by the Center for the Study of Antisemitism (CSA) at New York University (NYU) (20–21 October 2025).


16 October 2025 – Lecture: Gaming and Dynamics of Radicalisation – Extremist Influence in Gaming Spaces as part of Lecture Series 2025 on the theme “Platform” of the research focus digital_culture at FernUniversität in Hagen – together with Lars Wiegold.


15 October 2025 – Policy consultations with Members of the German Bundestag: Antisemitism and Radicalisation in Gaming as part of the programme “Leibniz in the Bundestag” (14–15 October 2025).


02 September 2025 – Presentation: Just a Game? Antisemitism on Gaming-Adjacent Platforms on the panel “Digital Spaces and Gaming Platforms” at the conference “Hate in Transition and the Aftermath of 7 October: Antisemitism and Racism in Times of Political Crisis” (Mid-Term Conference of Research Network 31 (RN31) – Ethnic Relations, Racism and Antisemitism of the European Sociological Association (ESA)) (31 August–2 September 2025).


29 August 2025 – Presentation: Hateful and Extremist Communication on Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms on the panel “Radicalization in Digital Gaming Spaces and Beyond” at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference 2025 (26–29 August 2025) – together with Lars Wiegold.


23 August 2025 – Panel Discussion: This Is Not a Game! Extremism in Games on the NRW Youth Forum stage at gamescom 2025 (20–24 August 2025).
Available online at: https://www.youtube.com/live/K0n7FaiQ70s?t=20592s (from 05:43:12)


03 June 2025 – Individual consultations: Antisemitism and Radicalisation in Gaming as part of the “Book a Scientist” programme of the Leibniz Association.


15 May 2025 – Presentation: The Influence of Digital Gaming Culture on Radicalisation at the national conference “Youth and Radicalisation – The Diverse Challenges of Our Time”, organized by the Swiss Security Network (SSN).
Graphic Recording by Andre Sandmann (Pikka) available online at: https://www.pikka.ch/projekt/graphic-recording-sicherheitsverbund-svs


01 April 2025 – Presentation: Antisemitism in Digital Gaming Communities on the panel “Digital Antisemitism” at the London Conference on Contemporary Antisemitism 2025, organized by the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (LCSCA) and the Elizabeth and Tony Comper Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Antisemitism and Racism at the University of Haifa (UH) (29 March–1 April 2025).


11 February 2025 – Expert Consultation: Level Up! Learning In and Through Digital Games, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Documentation available online at: https://www.oer-strategie.de/aktuelles/level-up-lernen-in-und-mit-digitalen-spielen/


12 December 2024 – Workshop: Ain’t No Game – Antisemitism in Gaming & on Social Media at “Actions Matter – The Summit: Countering Antisemitism. From National Strategies to Local Implementation”, organized by the European Leadership Network (ELNET) and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) (11–12 December 2024) – with Shani Benoualid, Daniel Miehling, and Kim Robin Stoller.
The resulting action plan is available online at: https://elnet-deutschland.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241219_Actions-Matter-Action-Plan_Web.pdf


19 November 2024 – Presentation: RadiGaMe – Analysis of Radicalisation Processes and Preventive Measures on Gaming Platforms at the milestone conference and project meeting of the research consortium Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms and Messenger Services (RadiGaMe) (18–19 November 2024) – together with Julian Junk.


16 November 2024 – Panel Discussion: Gaming and Empowerment – How Games Make Us Stronger at the PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival Couch (11–16 November 2024) – with Elena Bauer, Renate Hillen, and Sofia Kats.
Available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrnzYMb8KgA


13 November 2024 – Presentation: Exploring the Digital Extremist Ecosystem: A Preliminary Analysis of Hateful Posts on Mod DB at the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN) Members Meeting – together with Lars Wiegold.


08 November 2024 – Presentation: On the Significance of Modding Platforms in the Antisemitism of Digital Gaming Culture at the Research Seminar of the Chair of Sociology, University of Passau (UP) (8–9 November 2024).


31 October 2024 – Presentation: Streaming, Chatting, Modding – The Use of Gaming-Adjacent Communication and Platforms by Extremist Actors on the panel “Game On: Tackling Extremist Use of Gaming & Gaming-Adjacent Platforms and Potential Responses” of the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET) at Hedayah’s International Research Conference and Communications Expo 2024 (RCxEXPO24) (29 October–1 November 2024) – together with Lars Wiegold.
Available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4zksOLBrLg
Additional impressions: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBzdxWLgtsh


15 October 2024 – Individual consultations: Antisemitism and Radicalisation in Gaming as part of the “Book a Scientist” programme of the Leibniz Association.


20 August 2024 – Presentation: RadiGaMe – Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms and Messenger Services. PRIF Subproject. Radicalisation Processes and Preventive Measures on Gaming Platforms: Analysis and Knowledge Transfer within the Research Group “Radicalisation” at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) – together with Linda Schlegel and Lars Wiegold.


20 July 2024 – Presentation: Antisemitism in Gaming at a solidarity event for the Alliance Against Authoritarian Transformation (GegenForm).


13–15 June 2024 – Group Facilitator: Antisemitism and Conspiracy Myths in the module “Right-Wing Extremism from an Intersectional Perspective” of the “MasterClass Game Development 2024/25: Recognising Right-Wing Extremism, Countering Group-Focused Enmity”, organized by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb).


12 June 2024 – Policy consultations with Members of the German Bundestag: Antisemitism and Radicalisation in Gaming – Approaches to Digital Extremism Prevention as part of the programme “Leibniz in the Bundestag” (11–12 June 2024).


07 June 2024 – Presentation: Antisemitism in Digital Gaming Communities at the Research Seminar of the Chair of Sociology, University of Passau (UP) (7–8 June 2024).


22 May 2024 – Presentation: Antisemitism in Gaming as part of the online professional training course “Gamified Antisemitism”, organized by the Brandenburg Office on Antisemitism (fab) and the Documentation and Information Centre on Anti-Semitism Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (DIA.MV).


22 April 2024 – Presentation: RadiGaMe – Radicalization on Gaming Platforms and Messenger Services at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2024 (22–23 April 2024) – together with Prof. Dr. Julian Junk.


08 March 2024 – Presentation: Extremist Activism on Gaming and Gaming-Adjacent Platforms: A Brief Exploration of Relevant Platforms and Channels on the panel “Radicalisation Phenomena on Gaming Platforms” at MOTRA-K (“Monitoring System and Transfer Platform for Radicalization” Conference) #24 (7–8 March 2024) – together with Lars Wiegold.


16 June 2023 – Presentation: An Overview of Antisemitism in Digital Gaming Communities at the conference “Digitalisation, Social Media, Societal Consequences and Antisemitism”, organized by the International Institute for Education and Research on Antisemitism (IIBSA) and the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA) at Indiana University, in cooperation with the Jewish Community of Berlin and the Indiana University Europe Gateway.


13 December 2022 – Presentation: Antisemitism in Video Game Communities at the event “Antisemitism in Popular Culture and Video Game Communities”, organized by the Interessenverband Fantasy und Science Fiction (IVFSF) and the Young Forum (JuFo) of the German-Israeli Society (DIG) Hamburg.


02 December 2022 – Presentation and reader contribution: Antisemitism in Digital Gaming Communities at the founding workshop of the Working Group Sociology of Digital Games within the German Sociological Association (GSA), organized in cooperation with the GSA Section “Media and Communication Sociology” and the Section “Media, Science & Technology” of the Giessen Graduate Centre for Social Sciences, Business, Economics and Law (GGS).


01 November 2016 – Poster: “Look Here, There’s Stigma” – What Influence Does the Reputation of Urban Districts Have on Place Attachment? in the poster collection resulting from the survey conducted as part of the teaching research project “Social Inequality in Berlin” (course Empirical Social Research I + II, 2015/16), supervised by Ferdinand Geißler and Andrej Holm at the Department of Social Sciences (ISW), Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) – together with Paul Bochtler, Lea-Marie de Boor, Camille Ionescu, and Jondis Schwartzkopff.
Available online at: www.sowi.hu-berlin.de/de/lehrbereiche/empisoz/forschung/lehrforschungsprojekte/erhebung2015/postersammlung_-_esf_15_16.pdf