Norbert Bolz

Norbert Bolz

Full name	Norbert Bolz
Born	April 17, 1953 (1953-04-17) (age 58) Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
Main interests	Media theory, communication theory
Notable ideas	Theorie der neuen Medien
Influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Benjamin, Friedrich Kittler, Jacob Taubes, Marshall McLuhan

Norbert Bolz (born April 17, 1953) is a German philosopher and media theorist. He is a professor at the Technical University of Berlin.

Together with Friedrich Kittler, Bernhard Siegert, Georg Christoph Tholen and Wolfgang Coy, he is regarded as a pioneer of German media theory.

Bolz developed a media theory, the "Theorie der neuen Medien", that is influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Benjamin and Marshall McLuhan.

Film and TV appearances

• Marx Reloaded, Arte, April 2011.

External links

• Profile at the TU Berlin

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Name	Bolz, Norbert
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Date of birth	April 17, 1953
Place of birth	Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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