Participating Scholars
| Prof. Dr. Friedrich Balke (speaker, member of the board) | Institute of Media Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Natalie Binczek | Institute of Germanic Studies / New German Studies III Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky | Institute of Media Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Jörn Etzold (member of the board) | Institute of Theater Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Oliver Fahle | Institute of Media Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Stefan Rieger | Institute of Media Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Simon Rothöhler (member of the board) | Institute of Media Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Monika Schmitz-Emans | Institute of Germanic Studies / Comparative Literature Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Anna Tuschling (2nd speaker, member of the board) | Institute of Media Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Annette Urban (member of the board) | Institute of Art History Ruhr-University Bochum |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. Yvonne Wübben | Institute of Germanic Studies Ruhr-University Bochum |