Philipp Schmerheim
Research
I am a PhD fellow at Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) with a thesis on the configurations of philosophical scepticism in contemporary cinema (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Josef Früchtl). The project critically discusses recent Anglo-American scholarship, particularly the work of Stanley Cavell and analytic film philosophers, about possible relations between philosophy and cinema. Case studies analyze the narrato-aesthetic philosophical strategies of selected films. These case studies also serve to develop a methodology for analyzing filmsfrom a philosopher's perspective.
Being trained in analytic philosophy, my research focuses on film philosophy and theory, film analysis, epistemology, theories of intermediality, adaptation theory, and children's media analysis. I am also interested in developments in social media and online journalism.
I received an M.A. degree in philosophy, media studies and ancient history from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany) and an MA in Media and Culture (Film Studies) from the University of Amsterdam.
Teaching
In addition to working at ASCA, I regularly teach seminars on theories of intermediality and on children's media analysis at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf in Germany (see tab "Teaching"). I also co-direct a research and teaching project on the intermediality of children's literature. For more information about these projects, click here:
Project on Michael Ende
Project on Harry Potter
Project on Otfried Preußler
Project on Astrid Lindgren
Publications & conferences
Editor:
Book series „Kinder- und Jugendliteratur Intermedial“ [Intermedial aspects of children's literature] (co-edited with Tobias Kurwinkel and Annika Kurwinkel). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann.
1. Astrid Lindgrens Filme. Auralität und Filmerleben im Kinder- und Jugendfilm [Astrid Lindgren's films. Aurality and the experience of films in children's films]. Ed. by Tobias Kurwinkel, Philipp Schmerheim and Annika Kurwinkel. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann 2012.
2. Harry Potter Intermedial. Untersuchungen zu den (Film-)Welten von Joanne K. Rowling. [Intermediality in Harry Potter. Studies on the (film) worlds of J.K. Rowling] Ed. by Tobias Kurwinkel, Philipp Schmerheimand Annika Kurwinkel. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann 2012. [forthcoming]
Articles:
See tab "Publications"
Conference organisation
- Otfried Preußler Intermedial. Interdisziplinäre didaktische Tagung zu Adaptionen des Werkes von Otfried Preußler [Academic conference on the adaptations of the work of Otfried Preußler]. Conference venue: Filmmuseum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, 09.-10.07.2011. [with Dr. phil. Tobias Kurwinkel]
- Michael Ende Intermedial. Wissenschaftliche Tagung zu den Adaptionen des Werks von Michael Ende [Academic conference on the adaptations of thework of Michael Ende]. Conference venue: Filmmuseumder Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. 21.-23-01.2011. [with Dr. phil. Tobias Kurwinkel]
- Harry Potter Intermedial. Wissenschaftliche Tagung zu den Adaptionen der Harry-Potter-Romane [Academic conference on the adaptations of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels]. Conference venue: Filmmuseum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. 02.-04.07.2010. [with Dr. phil. Tobias Kurwinkel]
Other
- Coordination of lecture series"Intertextualität, Intermedialität, Transmedialität", Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Germanistik (directed by Prof. Dr. Volker Dörr and Dr. phil. Tobias Kurwinkel). Winter semester 2011/12.
Homepage lecture series "Intertextualität, Intermedialität, Transmedialität"