Starting with the earliest forms of writing on letterpress, photography, film, radio and television to online media and social media, media studies deals with the structure and development of media. She asks: how did they come into being, what functions do they have, how do we deal with them How are perception, knowledge and social roles changing with new media and media technologies Which aesthetic representations are associated with them The study in Basel is characterized by a double perspective: cultural studies and social science. That means it will be history,