Research interests
Mobile media, digital technologies, cultural studies, everyday life, mobile for development, refugee studies, digital migration practices, research ethics, mobile methods, qualitative methods, method innovation
Completed projects
- The efficacy of smartphones as mobile media technologies
- Smartphones in the lives of refugees
- DigitAS – The Digital, Affects and Space
funded by go!digital Next Generation funding scheme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Academic Education
Academic Education
2014 – 2019: Dr. phil. (Communication), Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
Thesis: "Smartphone-Methoden und ihre Forschungsethik am Beispiel der Digital Migration Studies. [Smartphone methods and their research ethics as exemplified by the case of Digital Migration Studies]"
2009 – 2012: MA, University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, Germany
Thesis: "Einkaufen in einem mobilen, vernetzten Alltag. Eine qualitative Studie zu Mobile Shopping und der Rolle des Smartphones darin. [Shopping in a mobile networked everyday life. A qualitative study into mobile shopping and the role of the smartphone therein]"
2005 – 2009: BA, University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, Germany
Thesis: "Die Gestaltung der Beziehung zu Musik mit Medien [Shaping one’s relationship to music with media]"
Professional Career
Professional Career
Since 06.2019: Postdoctoral Researcher and Co-PI, Institute for Geography, University of Innsbruck, as well as Guest researcher at CMC in the project “The Digital, Affects and Space”
01.2019 – 05.2019 Doctoral Researcher, Institute for Geography, University of Innsbruck
11.2013 – 12.2018: Staff member, CMC Vienna
01.2013 – 09.2013: Research assistant, University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, Department of Journalism and Communication Research (IJK)
2008–2011: Student research assistant, tutor, research project member, University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, Department of Journalism and Communication Research (IJK)
04.2007 – 09.2007: Internship Account Planning, Jung von Matt/basis, Hamburg
Fellowships & Awards
Fellowships & Awards
2017: Best Student Paper Award, Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) for the paper “Navigating a new life: Syrian refugees and their smartphones in Vienna”
Consulting and Refereeing Activities
Consulting and Refereeing Activities
01/2019 Media and Communication
11/2018 International Communication Gazette
Since 05.2018: Reviewer for Studies of Transition States and Societies
Since 04.2018: Reviewer for European Journal of Cultural Studies
Since 03.2018: Reviewer for Geoforum
Since 10.2017: Reviewer for Nordic Journal of Migration Research
Since 11.2016: Reviewer for New Media & Society
Memberships in Professional Associations
Memberships in Professional Associations
Association for Cultural Studies (ACS)
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
German Communication Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – DGPuK)
European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and YECREA Young Scholars Network
AG Populärkultur und Medien der Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft
KommunikationsKultur e.V. – Alumni- und Förderverein des IJK Hannover
Congress Organisation
Congress Organisation
Young Academics’ Research Workshop as part of the annual conference of the AG Populärkultur und Medien der Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft, Vienna, 30 January 2015; Hildesheim, 5 February 2016; Innsbruck, 3 February 2017; Hamburg, 2 February 2018
Social Media Workshop “Successful Communication for Cultural and Scientific Institutions” as part of the Viennese Seminars of the Austria Libraries Abroad, Vienna, 15 September 2014, 22 June 2015, 14 September 2015
Hedy Lamarr Symposium (with Medienhaus Wien). Vienna, 23-24 October 2014
Books and Monographs
Books and Monographs
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
Other Articles and Book Chapters
Other Articles and Book Chapters
Popular Articles and Book Chapters
Popular Articles and Book Chapters
Lectures
Keynotes
Keynotes
Invited Lectures
Invited Lectures
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14/10/2022
Kaufmann, K.
From ‘Bringing Along’ to ‘Doing It Right’ – Positionality, Reflexivity, and Ethics in Media and Migration Research
Invited lecture as part of the PhD Workshop “Rethinking Positionality in Media and Migration Research” of the ECREA Diaspora Migration and Media Section, virtual event -
10/05/2022
, Ghent
Kaufmann, Katja
Using Mobile Messaging in Qualitative Research: The Mobile Instant Messaging Interview (MIMI).
Invited lecture presented as part of the course “Digital Methods”, Department of Communication, Ghent University -
04/03/2022
, Augsburg
Kaufmann, Katja
Forschungsethische Herausforderungen in der qualitativen Forschung mit vulnerablen Zielgruppen. [Research ethical challenges in qualitative research with vulnerable groups].
Invited half-day workshop as part of the workshop series “Ethik in der Kommunikationswissenschaft” -
03/03/2022
, London
Kaufmann, Katja
Mobile Methods in Digital Spaces: Collecting Qualitative Data with Mobile Messaging Apps. [online]
Invited lecture presented as part of the LSE Department of Methodology Seminar Series, London School of Economics and Political Science. -
25/09/2020
Kaufmann, K. Bork-Hüffer, T. Gudowsky-Blatakes, N. Rutzinger, M.
The Digital, Affects and Space (DigitAS): How digital media and augmented reality change the perception of public spaces [online]
Digital Humanities Austria: dha go!es digital Day (Virtual Conference) -
28/02/2020
, Leipzig
Kaufmann, K.
Der Einsatz von mobilem Eye‐Tracking in Mixed Methods‐Designs am Beispiel des interdisziplinären Projekts “The Digital, Affects and Space (DigitAS)” [The use of mobile Eye-Tracking in mixed methods designs using]
Workshop im Rahmen der IfL Forschungswerkstatt #6: Viele Methoden verderben den Brei? Mixed Methods in der raumbezogenen Forschung -
18/11/2019
, Münster
Kaufmann, Katja
Mit Flüchtlingen forschen: Methodisch-ethische Herausforderungen einer qualitativen Mediennutzungsstudie [Doing research with refugees: Methodical and ethical challenges of a qualitative study on media use]
M.A. Seminar „Medien und Migration“ -
31/05/2019
Kaufmann, Katja
Smartphone-Methoden und ihre Forschungsethik am Beispiel der Digital Migration Studies [Smart Phone Methods and their Ethics, based on the example of Digital Migration Studies]
Universitätsöffentliche Präsentation der Dissertation im Rahmen der Defensio, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt -
29/03/2019
, London
Kaufmann, Katja
Using smartphones as means of knowledge-co-production: Experiences from research with refugees
LSE Symposium “Migration and the Digital City“ -
29/09/2018
, Wien
Kaufmann, Katja Mallmann, Fridolin Alhassan, Mouhamad
Mit Kriegsflüchtlingen über ihre Smartphone-Nutzung auf der Flucht sprechen: Methodische und ethische Herausforderungen [Talking with war refugees about their smartphone use on the run: methodical and ethical challenges]
Invited Lecture -
08/03/2018
, London
Kaufmann, Katja
When digital connectivity enables physical mobility: The case of Syrian refugees using smartphones on their journey to Austria
LSE Research Dialogue: Keyword 'Mobility' -
28/04/2017
, Wien
Kaufmann, Katja
Google Maps, WhatsApp & Facebook Groups: Das Smartphone auf der Reise syrischer Flüchtlinge nach Österreich [Google Maps, WhatsApp & Facebook Groups: The smartphone on the journey of Syrian refugees to Austria]
Ringvorlesung "Mehr als Flucht" am Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie der Universität Wien -
01/07/2016
, Vienna
Kaufmann, Katja
Researching refugees and their smartphone use: Insights and challenges
Tagung: Refugee Outreach & Research Network -
01/06/2016
, Hannover
Kaufmann, Katja
Die Rolle des Smartphones auf der und für die Flucht: Erste Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Interview-Studie mit syrischen Flüchtlingen [The role of the smartphone on the run and for fleeing: Results from a qualitative interview study with Syrian refugees]
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, IJK
Other Lectures
Other Lectures
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03/06/2022
, Innsbruck
Markl, A. Bork-Hüffer, T. Mahlknecht, M. Kaufmann, K.
Young People Negotiating Difference in cON/FFlating spaces – The beYOND Project. International workshop “The entanglements of people, materialities and technologies: A joint DigitAS / beYOND workshop” [online]
University of Innsbruck -
03/06/2022
, Innsbruck
Kaufmann, K. Melchert, J. Misera, J. Bork-Hüffer, T.
Digital Media Use in Public Spaces – Results from a Mixed Methods Field Study Using Mobile Eye-Tracking. [online]
International workshop “The entanglements of people, materialities and technologies: A joint DigitAS / beYOND workshop”, University of Innsbruck -
03/06/2022
, Innsbruck
Bork-Hüffer, T. Kaufmann, K. Gudowsky-Blatakes, N. Rutzinger, M.
The Digital, Affects and Space – The DigitAS Projekt. [online]
International workshop “The entanglements of people, materialities and technologies: A joint DigitAS / beYOND workshop”, University of Innsbruck -
09/09/2021
, Braga
Kaufmann, K. Bork-Hüffer, T. Rutzinger, M. Gudowsky, N.
Communication and trust in times of extended realities: Researching the implications of digital media on the perception of physical space with mixed methods [online; postponed from 2020]
8th European Communication Conference -
09/09/2021
, Braga
Kaufmann, Katja
Mobile methods: Doing migration research with the help of smartphones [online; postponed from 2020]
8th European Communication Conference -
06/05/2021
Kaufmann, K. Bork-Hüffer, T. Kollert, A. Gudowsky, N. Rutzinger, M.
Contested meanings in entangled spaces: The in-situ perception of public places by social media users [online]
4th International Geomedia Conference -
27/10/2020
, Dublin
Kaufmann, K. Rauhala, M. Gudowsky-Blatakes, N. Rutzinger, M. Bork-Hüffer, T.
Integrating mobile eye-tracking in a mixed methods research design: Ethical standards and practical requirements
21st Association of Internet Researchers Conference (online) -
27/10/2020
, Dublin
Bork-Hüffer, T. Mahlknecht, B. Kaufmann, K.
Bullying in cON/FFlating spaces – towards comprehensive spatial analyses of bullying in conflating online and offline spaces
21st Association of Internet Researchers Conference (online) -
06/07/2020
, Heidelberg
Bork-Hüffer, T. Straganz, C. Kaufmann, K.
Räumliche (Im-)Mobilitäten junger Erwachsener während der COVID-19-Pandemie
Online-Symposium „COVID-19 als Zäsur? Geographische Perspektiven auf Räume, Gesellschaften und Technologien in der Pandemie“ -
01/07/2020
Kaufmann, K. Straganz, C. Mahlknecht, B. Bork-Hüffer, T.
Reaching young people during a pandemic with mobile instant messaging interviews: Methodological potentials for the analysis of socio-material-technological spatialities
Digital Geography Research Group 4th Annual Symposium “Using the Digital: Research Methods, Teaching, and Everyday Practice” (online) -
31/01/2020
, Bonn
Bork-Hüffer, T. Kaufmann, K. Rutzinger, M.
Mobiles Eye-Tracking mit Datenbrillen zur Unterstützung qualitativer Forschung – ganzheitliche Erforschung von Affekten oder „Metrifizierung des Menschen“? [Mobile eye-tracking with data glasses to enhance qualitative research]
Tagung „Neue Kulturgeographie“ -
31/01/2020
, Bonn
Bork-Hüffer, T. Mahlknecht, B. Kaufmann, K.
(Cyber-)Mobbing in Schulen – Mobbingpraktiken und die Rolle intersektionaler Identitäten in „cON/FFlating spaces“? [(Cyber-)Bullying in schools – practices of bullying and the role of intersectional identities in „cON/FFlating spaces“?]
Tagung „Neue Kulturgeographie“ -
31/01/2020
, Wien
Kaufmann, K. Bork-Hüffer, T. Rutzinger, M.
Die Mischung macht’s? Mixed Methods zur interdisziplinären Erforschung von Raumwahrnehmung im Zeitalter von Extended Realities. [Mixed methods for interdisciplinary research on the perception of space in times of extended realities]
Interdisziplinärer Workshop „#espace: Diskursive Streifzüge durch die raumtheoretische Praxis“ -
31/10/2019
, Brussels
Kaufmann, Katja
Giving refugees a voice through method innovation? Experiences and inspirations from using smartphones in qualitative migration studies
ECREA Diaspora, Media and Migration Conference 2019 “Digital Fortress Europe” -
27/09/2019
, Kiel
Kaufmann, Katja
Geographien der Mobilität: Wie syrische Flüchtlinge mit Hilfe ihrer Smartphones auf der Flucht kommunikativ und räumlich mobil werden [Geographies of mobility]
Deutscher Kongress für Geographie -
11/05/2019
, Münster
Kaufmann, Katja
Herausforderungen der Forschungsethik bei qualitativen Interviews [Ethical challenges in qualitative interviews]
64th Annual Conference of the DGPuK -
31/10/2018
, Lugano
Kaufmann, Katja
On YouTube, Cooking and the Old Life: Digital Practices of Memory-Making in Forced Migration.
ECREA Communication History pre-conference “Towards a Polyphony of Memory? Media, Communication and Memory in the Digital Age” -
05/10/2018
, Hannover
Kaufmann, Katja
Smartphone methods: What do the results entail in a methods study?
PhD-Workshop, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Carsten Winter, Lehrstuhl für Medien- und Musikmanagement -
02/11/2017
, Bilbao
Kaufmann, Katja
When the refugee’s tool becomes the researcher’s tool: Getting deep into refugees’ smartphone practices with WhatsApp
International Conference of the ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media section together with ICC section “Migration and communication flows: rethinking borders, conflict and identity through the digital” -
19/10/2017
, Tartu
Kaufmann, Katja
Navigating a new life: Syrian refugees and their smartphones in Vienna
International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) -
28/09/2017
, Lisbon
Kaufmann, Katja
When doing audience research becomes ethically and personally challenging: The case of refugees’ smartphone use on their journey to Europe
Audiences 2030 conference of the CEDAR network and the Audience and Reception Studies sections of ECREA and YECREA -
14/09/2017
, Cologne
Kaufmann, Katja
Mobility through and with media: The locative media practices of Syrian refugees using smartphones
International workshop "Anthropologies of Media and Mobility: Theorizing movement and circulations across entangled fields” -
28/06/2017
, Klagenfurt
Kaufmann, Katja Eberwein, Tobias
Gesellschaftliche Teilhabe durch Smartphones? Überlegungen zum Verhältnis von Medienbildung und Empowerment [Social participation through smartphones? Thoughts on the relationship between media literacy and empowerment]
Workshop "Der Mensch im digitalen Zeitalter", Alpen-Adria Universität -
16/02/2017
, Munich
Kaufmann, Katja
Mit Kriegsflüchtlingen über ihre Smartphone-Nutzung auf der Flucht sprechen: Eine forschungsethische (Selbst-)Reflexion Reflexion [Talking with war refugees about their smartphone use on the run: A (self-)reflection from a research ethics’ perspective]
Jahrestagung des Netzwerks Medienethik und der DGPuK-Fachgruppe "Kommunikations- und Medienethik" -
09/11/2016
, Prague
Kaufmann, Katja Peil, Corinna
Carrying media diaries into the future: how WhatsApp enhances self-reporting methodologies
6th European Communication Conference (ECREA) -
06/10/2016
, Berlin
Kaufmann, Katja
The empowered refugee: The smartphone as a tool of resistance on the journey to Europe
17th Annual Meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) -
30/07/2016
, Leicester
Kaufmann, Katja
"The life I had is in my pocket" - how Syrian refugees bridge past and future with the help of their smartphones
Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR): Memory, Commemoration and Communication: Looking Back, Looking Forward -
12/07/2016
, Vienna
Kaufmann, Katja
"The smartphone is the most valuable thing we have" - Insights from a qualitative study on how Syrian refugees use their smartphones on their journey to Europe
Turkish Migration Conference 2016 -
13/06/2016
, Klagenfurt
Kaufmann, Katja Alhassan, Mouhamad
Refugees and their smartphones - a research project from a communication studies perspective
interdisciplinary workshop "(Forced) Migration & Media" -
10/06/2016
, Fukuoka
Eberwein, Tobias Fengler, Susanne Kaufmann, Katja Brinkmann, Janis Karmasin, Matthias
Measuring media accountability in Europe: A comparative study of infrastructures of media self-regulation in 30 European states
Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) -
05/11/2015
, Berlin
Kaufmann, Katja
Mobil, vernetzt, geräteübergreifend: Die Komplexität alltäglicher Smartphone-Nutzung als methodische Herausforderung [Mobile, connected, across multiple devices: The complexity of everyday smartphone use as a methodical challenge]
Jahrestagung "Medienkommunikation zwischen Komplexität und Vereinfachung - Konzepte, Methoden, Praxis" -
25/06/2015
, Tartu
Kaufmann, Katja
Beyond media reception: Developing material artefacts as part of today's everyday media use
ECREA Audience and Reception Studies Conference 2015: Audience Research in a 'Post-Media' Age -
23/06/2015
, Klagenfurt
Kaufmann, Katja
Die Aneignung und Nutzung mobiler app-basierter Endgeräte als ausdifferenzierende Entwicklung materieller Interfaces
Universitätsöffentliche Präsentation des Dissertationsvorhabens vor dem Doktoratsbeirat Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt -
07/05/2015
, Copenhagen
Kaufmann, Katja
Researching Cross-Media Practices: The Smartphone as a Snapshot of its Use
International Conference "Users across Media" -
03/04/2014
, Lisbon
Kaufmann, Katja Winter, Carsten
Mobile media practices: The transforming role of the smartphone in everyday shopping contexts
International Conference on (New) Audience Practices
Popular Lectures
Popular Lectures
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14/09/2015
, Wien
Kaufmann, Katja Lohmann, Marie-Isabell
Social Media. Erfolgreich kommunizieren für Kultur- und Wissenschaftsinstitutionen [Social Media: Successful Communication for Cultural and Scientific Institutions] 2
3. Wiener Seminar für Mitarbeiter/innen der Österreich-Bibliotheken. Literatur und Öffentlichkeit. Vom Wiener Kongress zu Social Media -
22/06/2015
, Wien
Kaufmann, Katja Lohmann, Marie-Isabell
Social Media. Erfolgreich kommunizieren für Kultur- und Wissenschaftsinstitutionen [Social Media: Successful Communication for Cultural and Scientific Institutions] 1
2. Wiener Seminar für Mitarbeiter/innen der Österreich-Bibliotheken. Literatur und Öffentlichkeit. Vom Wiener Kongress zu Social Media -
15/09/2014
, Wien
Kaufmann, Katja Lohmann, Marie-Isabell
Hashtags, Tweets & Instagram: Konzepte, Phänomene und Anwendung von Social Media [Hashtags, tweets & instagram: Draughts, phenomena and use of social media]
1. Wiener Seminar für Mitarbeiter/innen der Österreich-Bibliotheken. 1914-2014 Zeitpunkte, Zeitsprünge