{"id":12394,"date":"2025-09-30T21:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/?page_id=12394"},"modified":"2026-08-17T00:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:34:54","slug":"univ-prof-dr-marc-siegel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/univ-prof-dr-marc-siegel\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Marc Siegel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n\n\n
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Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mail<\/strong>: msiegel@uni-mainz.de<\/a>
Tel<\/strong>. +49 (6131) 39-362 41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. or by appointment
Room 00-242<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medienhaus – Wallstra\u00dfe 11, 55122 Mainz<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-buttonitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-button><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marc Siegel has been Professor of Film Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz since October 2020. He was a Visiting Professor at such institutions as University of Chicago, Free University Berlin, Goethe University in Frankfurt, University of Hildesheim and the Merz Academy in Stuttgart. He completed a B.A. in Film Studies at San Francisco State University; an M.A. and a PhD in Critical Studies in Film, Television and Digital Media at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); and a Habilitation in Film Studies at the Free University in Berlin. He has also worked as a freelance curator for film and performance festivals as well as museums and galleries, including Berlin Biennale, the Berlinale, EMAF (Osnabr\u00fcck), HAU (Berlin), Tate Modern (London), and the Goethe-Institut (Calcutta). He is a co-founder of the Association of Palestinian and Jewish Academics (PJA) and the Berlin-based artists’ collective CHEAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator at the Research Training Group \u201cTechnologies of Witnessing: Media and Cultural Practices\u201d (DFG GRK 3064, 2026\u2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisory Board, Society of Media Studies (Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Medienwissenschaft<\/em>), 2024\u2013 Principal Investigator at the Research Training Group \u201cConfigurations of Film\u201d (DFG GRK 229; Coordinating University: Goethe University Frankfurt), 2017\u20132026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of the MA Program in Film Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Director of the BA Program in Film Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Departmental Co-Representative, School of Philosophy and Philology, JGU Mainz, 2026-<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-tabsitem>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\t

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  1. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMA K. Besprechung laufender Forschungsprojekte<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marc Siegel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
  2. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMA K. Besprechung laufender Forschungsprojekte (MA Filmwissenschaft) (2019)<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marc Siegel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
  3. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMA S. Einf\u00fchrung in die filmwissenschaftliche Praxis: Wir holen uns die 90er, die wir verdienen<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marc Siegel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
  4. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPS. Zug\u00e4nge zur Filmwissenschaft (Sommer): Das Bild<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marc Siegel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
  5. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSLS. Sichtung zum PS (Sommer)<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Josefine Hetterich; Dr. Sarah Horn; Dr. Roman Mauer; Camilo Porras Sandoval; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marc Siegel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
  6. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tVL. Zug\u00e4nge zur Filmgeschichte (Sommer)<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marc Siegel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ol>\n\t
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    \n\tSoSe 2026\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-tabsitem>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n

    Experimental film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Underground Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Queer Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Moving Image Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Palestine Exception in Arts and Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Critical Perspectives on Representation (including Antisemitism and Anti-Palestinian Racism)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    “Configurations of Film”,<\/a> Research Training Group funded by the German Research Foundation<\/em> (DFG) (GRK 2279, DFG), host university: Goethe University Frankfurt am Main<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Moving in Every Direction. Artistic research as a contribution to the development of current spatial configurations for the moving image” <\/a>, Associated researchers, Host university: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Swiss National Science Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Serge Daney and Queer Cinephilia,”<\/a> Principal Investigator, with Prof. Dr. Kate Ince, Host University: University of Birmingham, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC, UK), 2018-2021<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-tabsitem>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-fis>\n\n<\/jgu-base-tabsitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-tabs><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Contact Mail: msiegel@uni-mainz.deTel. +49 (6131) 39-362 41 Office hours Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. or by appointmentRoom 00-242 Medienhaus – Wallstra\u00dfe 11, 55122 Mainz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1826,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"content_raw":"\n\n\n

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    Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mail<\/strong>: msiegel@uni-mainz.de<\/a>
    Tel<\/strong>. +49 (6131) 39-362 41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Office hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. or by appointment
    Room 00-242<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Medienhaus - Wallstra\u00dfe 11, 55122 Mainz<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Marc Siegel has been Professor of Film Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz since October 2020. He was a Visiting Professor at such institutions as University of Chicago, Free University Berlin, Goethe University in Frankfurt, University of Hildesheim and the Merz Academy in Stuttgart. He completed a B.A. in Film Studies at San Francisco State University; an M.A. and a PhD in Critical Studies in Film, Television and Digital Media at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); and a Habilitation in Film Studies at the Free University in Berlin. He has also worked as a freelance curator for film and performance festivals as well as museums and galleries, including Berlin Biennale, the Berlinale, EMAF (Osnabr\u00fcck), HAU (Berlin), Tate Modern (London), and the Goethe-Institut (Calcutta). He is a co-founder of the Association of Palestinian and Jewish Academics (PJA) and the Berlin-based artists' collective CHEAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Principal Investigator at the Research Training Group \u201cTechnologies of Witnessing: Media and Cultural Practices\u201d (DFG GRK 3064, 2026\u2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Advisory Board, Society of Media Studies (Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Medienwissenschaft<\/em>), 2024\u2013 Principal Investigator at the Research Training Group \u201cConfigurations of Film\u201d (DFG GRK 229; Coordinating University: Goethe University Frankfurt), 2017\u20132026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Director of the MA Program in Film Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Co-Director of the BA Program in Film Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Departmental Co-Representative, School of Philosophy and Philology, JGU Mainz, 2026-<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Experimental film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Underground Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Queer Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Moving Image Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Palestine Exception in Arts and Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Critical Perspectives on Representation (including Antisemitism and Anti-Palestinian Racism)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

    \"Configurations of Film\",<\/a> Research Training Group funded by the German Research Foundation<\/em> (DFG) (GRK 2279, DFG), host university: Goethe University Frankfurt am Main<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Moving in Every Direction. Artistic research as a contribution to the development of current spatial configurations for the moving image\" <\/a>, Associated researchers, Host university: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Swiss National Science Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Serge Daney and Queer Cinephilia,\"<\/a> Principal Investigator, with Prof. Dr. Kate Ince, Host University: University of Birmingham, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC, UK), 2018-2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1826"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12394"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13381,"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12394\/revisions\/13381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/film-medien.ftmk.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}