He is also managing editor of the e-journal www.nachdemfilm.de. He was awarded a doctoral degree with a thesis on asymmetrical military conflicts in feature films since the late 90s. His research interests include the cinematic production of history; war and the audiovisual media; and audio history. His publications include »Sonic Icons and Histospheres: On the Political Aesthetics of an Audio History of Film« (with Winfried Pauleit); »Die neuen Kriege im Film. Jugoslawien  Zentralafrika  Irak Afghanistan« (2012) and the co-edited collection »Film and History: Producing and Experiencing History in Moving Images and Sound« (2015).