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Curriculum vitae
Academic training
2009 | Habilitation at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Vienna with the thesis "Images in Social Worlds. A Social Science Methodology and Method for the Interpretative Analysis of Images" [in German] | |
2001 | Dr. Phil. at the Technical University of Berlin with the thesis Living in polarised worlds. On the relationship between migration and biography in the East-West European migration field [in German] - Summa Cum Laude | |
1986 | Diploma in Sociology, History and Psychology with the thesis Way of life - a socio-historical concept [in German] |
Career and professional positions
2011 | Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Vienna | |
2010 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Vienna | |
2010 | Call to the W3 Professorship of Educational and Cultural Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Cologne (declined) | |
2010 | Deputy professorship (W3) for educational and cultural sociology, University of Cologne (summer term) | |
2004-2010 | University Assistant at the Department for Sociology, University of Vienna | |
2003-2004 | Research Fellow at the International Research Centre for Cultural Studies in Vienna (IFK) | |
2001-2004 | University Assistant at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of General Sociology and Economic Sociology | |
2001 | Substitute Assistant Professor at the Department of Educational Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | |
1996-2001 | Self-employed project consultant for research design and methodological project development; project collaboration and teaching at various universities in Germany and Austria as well as at the University of East London and the Central European University, Budapest | |
1990-1995 | University Assistant at the Department of Sociology, Technical University of Berlin | |
1990 | Scolarship from the Protestant Foundation in Germany (Haus Villigst) | |
1987-1989 | Research Assistant at the City Planning Office Tiergarten, Berlin | |
1985-1987 | Conceptualisation and management of the project 'Der Lindenhof' of the Berlin History Workshop in the context of Berlin's 750th anniversary celebration |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Projects
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VIS_BIO: Biographies in the making in a connected lifeworld. Exploring visual and verbal constructions of life stories
Breckner, R., Marent, J., Mayer, E., Weisser, A. & Rieder, I.
15/03/20 → 14/10/24
Project: Research funding
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Migration Narratives Juxtaposed: A Sociological Analysis of Photos, Letters and Biographies of "Guest Workers" from Turkey living in Austria
Alpagu, F. & Breckner, R.
2/10/17 → 2/10/20
Project: Research funding
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Social media as a means of visual biographical performance and biographical work
Breckner, R. & Mayer, E., Jul 2023, In: Current Sociology. 71, 4, p. 661-682 22 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Open Access -
Bildbiografien in vernetzten Lebenswelten
Breckner, R., 2021, Begegnen, Bewegen und Synergien stiften: Transdisziplinäre Beiträge zu Kulturen, Performanzen und Methoden. Dietrich, M., Leser, I., Mruck, K., Ruppel, P. S., Schwentesius, A. & Vock, R. (eds.). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, p. 191-207Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
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Challenges of hermeneutic image interpretation: Visual Segment Analysis as a way to explore visual meaning
Breckner, R., 2021, lnquiries into Humans and Societies: Studies in Sociology, Psychology and Education. Morikawa, T. (ed.). Tokyo: Bulletin of Keio University, p. 65-79Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter
Prizes
Activities
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Closing Lecture: Bilder in der interpretativen Forschung
Roswitha Breckner (Speaker)
29 Jul 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Bildanalyse
Roswitha Breckner (Speaker)
29 Jul 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Biographical Research with Visual Self-Presentations in Social Media - Methodological and Ethical Challenges
Roswitha Breckner (Speaker)
30 Jun 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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