Christian Fuchs (sociologist)
Christian Fuchs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) Waidhofen an der Thaya |
| Occupation | Researcher |
| Known for | Critical digital theory
Critical social media theory Political economy of communications Information society theory |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Vienna University of Technology (MSc) Vienna University of Technology (PhD) |
| Alma mater | Paderborn University |
| Thesis | Aspekte der evolutionären Systemtheorie inökonomischen Krisentheorien unter besonderer Berücksichtigung techniksoziologischer Aspekte. (Aspects of evolutionary system theory in economic crisis theories with a special sociological consideration of technological factors.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Communication Studies |
| Sub-discipline | Critical Communication Studies |
| Institutions | Paderborn University |
Christian Fuchs is an Austrian social scientist. From 2013 until 2022 he was Professor of Social Media and Professor of Media, Communication & Society at the University of Westminster, where he also was the Director of the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI). Since 2022, he has been Professor of Media Systems and Media Organisation at Paderborn University. He is an editor for the open access journal tripleC: Communications, Capitalism & Critique. Fuchs is also the co-founder of the ICTs and Society-network, a researcher network that studies societal and digital media interactions. He is the editor of the book series 'Critical, Digital and Social Media Studies', which he helped establish in 2015.
Fuchs has been an influential voice within the area of social media and internet critique, his work is influenced by the critical theory school of thought. Fuchs' expertise includes social theory, critical theory, critical digital and social media research, Internet & society, the political economy of media and communications, and information society theory.