Dana Mahr
Biographic Data
| ID | 3857150 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dana Mahr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dana |
| FAMILY NAME | Mahr |
| SIGNATURE | MAHR D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-2214-7761 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
We are torn apart by various “Truths”
Public debates about science are frequently described as crises of trust fueled by misinformation and politicization. At the same time, survey data from Germany and other European countries indicate that overall trust in science has remained relatively stable since the COVID-19 pandemic. This discrepancy raises questions about the adequacy of trust-centered approaches to science communication. Based on nineteen focus group discussions with sixty-…
The algorithm that hates for our own good
Sexualized deepfakes as a socio-technical continuation of gendered power
Sexualized deepfakes are frequently framed as a problem of deception, misinformation, or privacy. However, a growing body of scholarship has shown that the central harm of deepfake pornography does not primarily lie in viewers being deceived, but in the non-consensual creation and circulation of sexualized representations. Building on this insight, this article examines sexualized deepfakes as socio-technical mechanisms of gendered power. Drawing…
Response to Wright’s (2025) “Why There Are Exactly Two Sexes”
Frictional methodologies
This article explores how moments of silence, hesitation, and misrecognition can become methodologically generative in participatory research. Drawing on empirical work in the context of health, care, and socio-technical design, and grounded in feminist epistemology, postcolonial critique, and care ethics, we approach methodology not as a fixed set of tools, but as a n ethical and relational practice. Through a dialogical structure, we trace fiel…
René Smolarski / Hendrikje Carius / Martin Prell (Hrsg.), Citizen Science in den Geschichtswissenschaften. Methodische Perspektive oder perspektivlose Methode? (DH&CS. Schriften des Netzwerks für digi…
Academic Coverage of Online Activism of Disabled People
Disabled people need to be activists given the many problematic lived realities they face. However, they frequently encounter obstacles in traditional offline activism. Online activism could be a potential alternative. The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent and nature of the coverage of disabled people in the academic literature that focuses on online activism. We searched the abstracts in Scopus, Web of Science, and the 70…
René Smolarski / Hendrikje Carius / Martin Prell (Hrsg.), Citizen Science in den Geschichtswissenschaften. Methodische Perspektive oder perspektivlose Methode? (DH&CS. Schriften des Netzwerks für digi…
Academic Coverage of Online Activism of Disabled People
Disabled people need to be activists given the many problematic lived realities they face. However, they frequently encounter obstacles in traditional offline activism. Online activism could be a potential alternative. The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent and nature of the coverage of disabled people in the academic literature that focuses on online activism. We searched the abstracts in Scopus, Web of Science, and the 70…
Frictional methodologies
This article explores how moments of silence, hesitation, and misrecognition can become methodologically generative in participatory research. Drawing on empirical work in the context of health, care, and socio-technical design, and grounded in feminist epistemology, postcolonial critique, and care ethics, we approach methodology not as a fixed set of tools, but as a n ethical and relational practice. Through a dialogical structure, we trace fiel…
We are torn apart by various “Truths”
Public debates about science are frequently described as crises of trust fueled by misinformation and politicization. At the same time, survey data from Germany and other European countries indicate that overall trust in science has remained relatively stable since the COVID-19 pandemic. This discrepancy raises questions about the adequacy of trust-centered approaches to science communication. Based on nineteen focus group discussions with sixty-…
The algorithm that hates for our own good
Sexualized deepfakes as a socio-technical continuation of gendered power
Sexualized deepfakes are frequently framed as a problem of deception, misinformation, or privacy. However, a growing body of scholarship has shown that the central harm of deepfake pornography does not primarily lie in viewers being deceived, but in the non-consensual creation and circulation of sexualized representations. Building on this insight, this article examines sexualized deepfakes as socio-technical mechanisms of gendered power. Drawing…
Response to Wright’s (2025) “Why There Are Exactly Two Sexes”
Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Corporate governance (1 works) · Criminal justice (1 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 works) · Digital Media and Philosophy (1 works) · Disability Education and Employment (1 works)