Norbert Bolz
German philosopher (born 1953)
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Norbert Bolz (born 17 April 1953) is a German media theorist. He served as a professor at Technische Universität Berlin until his retirement in 2018.
Born17 April 1953
RegionWestern philosophy
Norbert Bolz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1953 |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | FU Berlin (PhD, Hab.) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Main interests | Media theory, communication theory |
| Notable ideas | Theorie der neuen Medien |
Bolz developed a media theory, the "Theorie der neuen Medien", that is influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Benjamin and Marshall McLuhan. The German art historian Wolfgang Ullrich has characterized Bolz′s method as one of constant recycling: "[You] could get the impression that Bolz has been rewriting a single text year by year. Whole passages are repeated from one publication to the next."[1]
Film and TV appearances
- Marx Reloaded, Arte, April 2011.
- Unter den Linden, Phoenix, June 2021.