Mag. rer. nat., Geography
Belinda Mahlknecht
PhD candidate & Researcher
I am a PhD candidate at the Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck. I completed my Teachers Training diploma in Geography and History at this university as well. My research focuses on pupils and their practices at the institution school as well as in the digital space, especially in the context of (cyber-)bullying. In my research I apply qualitative and digital methods. Considering my background and professional training, I have experienced the institution school from three different perspectives: as a pupil, as a teacher and as a researcher for data collections.
Contact
Office Location
Location: Bruno-Sander-Haus, 7th floor, room 60725
Consultation
by agreement
please contact me via E-Mail and/or Phone
Phone
Phone: +43-68120827655
Postal address
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Platforms & Social Media
Research Foci
At a Glance
Regional
Europe (Austria)
Thematic
Digital geographies, (Cyber-)bulling in cON/FFlating spaces and places, Social practices in physical and digital spaces, personal experiences of individuals in relation to socio-critical topics
Concepts & Theories
(Cyber-)bulling in cON/FFlating spaces and places; poststructuralist and social theories
Methods
Qualitative (narratives and interviews) methods, digital methods
Academic Career
Positions:
2019 – present → PhD candidate at the Institute of Geography at the University of Innsbruck,
Title of thesis: “Identitätskonstruktionen und (Cyber-)Mobbing-Praktiken junger Erwachsener in cON/FFlating Spaces: Eine qualitative und jugendzentrierte Untersuchung”
Seit 07/2019 – present → Arbeiterkammer Tirol/Chamber of Labour Tyrol: Trainerin für Schulprojekte der “AK werkstatt”
Degrees:
2019 → Teachers Training Diploma (Geography and History), Universities of Innsbruck, passed with distinction (1,0),
Title of thesis (in German): “Mobbing mit digitalen Medien: Eine Untersuchung von individuellen Erfahrungsberichten von Schülerinnen und Schülern”
Awards & Honors:
2019 → Doctoral Scholarship from the University of Innsbruck Promotion of Young Scientists Program
(“Doktoratsstipendium aus der Nachwuchsförderung der Universität Innsbruck”)
Seit 10/2019 → Kollegiatin des Doktoratskollegs „Dynamiken von Ungleichheit und Differenz im Zeitalter der Globalisierung“ am Forschungsschwerpunkt „Kulturelle Begegnungen – Kulturelle Konflikte“, Universität Innsbruck
Featured Publications
A Selection
Publications
Mahlknecht, B. & T. Bork-Hüffer (in print) ‘She Felt Incredibly Ashamed’: Gendered (Cyber-)Bullying and the Hypersexualized Female Body. In: Gender, Place & Culture.
Mahlknecht, B., Kempert, R. & T. Bork-Hüffer (2022): Graduating During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Digital Media Practices and Learning Spaces of Pupils Taking their School-Leaving Exams. In: Sustainability
Bork-Hüffer, T., Mahlknecht, B., & Markl, A. (2020): Kollektivität in und durch cON/FFlating spaces: 8 Thesen zu Verschränkungen, multiplen Historizitäten und Intra-Aktionen in sozio-materiell-technologischen (Alltags-)Räumen. In: Zeitschrift für Kultur- und Kollektivwissenschaften.
Bork-Hüffer, T., Mahlknecht, B. & Kaufmann, K. (2020). Bullying in cON/FFlating Spaces – Why a ‘Space’ Perspective Matters for Understanding Young People’s Socio-Material-Technological Experiences and Practices of Bullying. Long version of paper accepted at AoIR 2020: The 21st Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers.
Bork-Hüffer, T., Mahlknecht, B., & K. Kaufmann (2020): (Cyber)Bullying in schools – when bullying stretches across cON/FFlating spaces, Children’s Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2020.1784850
Mahlknecht B. & Bork-Hüffer T. (2019): Cybermobbing: Eine Untersuchung von individuellen Erfahrungen und Ängsten von Innsbrucker Schüler*innen? In: Innsbrucker Jahresbericht 2018-2019. 22. Ausgabe: 78-101.
About Me
I am a PhD candidate at the Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck. I completed my Teachers Training diploma in Geography and History at this university as well. My research focuses on pupils and their practices at the institution school as well as in the digital space, especially in the context of (cyber-)bullying. In my research I apply qualitative and digital methods. Considering my background and professional training, I have experienced the institution school from three different perspectives: as a pupil, as a teacher and as a researcher for data collections.
I have a high interest in researching social interaction in cON/FFlating spaces. My work is focused on individuals, especially young people and their individual experiences, fears and problems, which they collect in online and offline spaces. My diploma thesis as well as my dissertation focus on research subjects from Tyrol, the federal state I grew up, educated myself and have cultivated my social contacts.
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Research Group Transient Spaces & Societies
Geographisches Institut Innsbruck
Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck
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