Marie Beckmann

Research Focus

• Postcolonial perspectives in the media
• Global narratives and representations of sustainability and development

Current Project

• PROFIL CR-NI: Transformative Educational Exchange between Costa Rica and Lower Saxony:
  Collaboration in the coordination and implementation of the PROFIL Costa Rica Summer School, with a focus on international exchange, field trip pedagogy, and global sustainability perspectives, in cooperation with the University of Osnabrück
• Design and preparation of courses

Career

After completing my bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, I continued my studies in Göttingen, where I completed a master’s degree in “Geography: Resource Analysis and Management.” In my master’s thesis, I examined (post-)colonial narratives in a documentary TV format, focusing in particular on media representations of global inequalities.

Additionally, I enjoy working hands-on with media and journalistic formats, particularly video formats. My special interest lies in the intersection of media work, social power relations, and human geographical perspectives.

I have been working in the Department of Human Geography since 2024, initially as a student assistant and, since June 2026, as a research assistant.