Simon Schiller

Simon Schiller is a PhD candidate at the research training group (Graduiertenkolleg) "Configurations of Film" at Goethe-University Frankfurt. His dissertation is a media-archeological exploration of the visual culture of moving night images, focusing on the relation of technology, aesthetics and politics. He earned his B.A. in Film Studies and Political Science and a B.Sc. in Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where he also completed his M.A. in Film Studies. His further research interests lie in the areas of Phenomenology and Film Experience, Queer Theory, as well as Music Videos and German Film Histories. He is an Associate Member of the DFG-funded Research Network “Camera Studies.”