Geert Lovink
Professor of Network Cultures
Geert Lovink is a media theorist and professor at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Through the Institute of Network Cultures, he investigates digital culture, social media platforms, and artistic economies in the creative industries.
Expertises
Digital culture | Media theory | Internet criticism | Social media | Online platforms | Memes & network analysis | Art & technology
Contact
- Email: geert@networkcultures.org
- Website: www.networkcultures.org
About Geert Lovink
Prof. Dr. Geert Lovink is a Dutch media theorist and internet critic. He leads the Institute of Network Cultures at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, which conducts research on online video, memes, social media, search engines, Wikipedia, and value models in art and design.
In 2004, Lovink was appointed lector at AUAS and associate professor at the University of Amsterdam’s Media Studies department. As of December 1, 2022, he holds the Chair in Art and Network Cultures at the University of Amsterdam — a position funded by AUAS for one day a week.
He was a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study (Wiko) in Berlin (2005–2006), and professor of media theory at the European Graduate School in Switzerland from 2007 to 2017. He earned his PhD in 2003 from the University of Melbourne, followed by a postdoc at the University of Queensland.
Lovink is the author of several widely translated books, including Zero Comments (2007), Networks Without a Cause(2012), Social Media Abyss (2016), Sad by Design (2019), and Stuck on the Platform (2022). His work is translated into German, Italian, Spanish and other languages.
Additional roles
- Chair in Art and Network Cultures (University of Amsterdam)
- Founder & Director, Institute of Network Cultures
- Former Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin
- Former Professor, European Graduate School
- International speaker and author in digital media and critical theory