Author Biography
Marie-Therese Mäder (http://media-religion.org/personen/maeder.htm) is a scholar in the study of religion with particular interest in the field of media and religion where she has published several articles and books (http://www.media-religion.org/e/team/maeder.htm). Her current research focuses on (self-)representation strategies of religious communities in documentary media supported by the Bayerische Gleichstellungsförderung based at Ludwigs- Maximilians-Universität in Munich. She teaches at the Centre for Religion, Economy and Politics at the University of Zurich and is also a lecturer for media ethics at the university for applied science in Chur and Bern/Switzerland. Since 2006 she has been a member of the research group “Media and Religion” (http://media-religion.org). She is a member of the editorial boards of JRFM and of the book series Religion, Film und Medien (Schüren, Marburg) and Media and Religion (Nomos, Baden-Baden).
