Lukas Uwira

Lukas Uwira is currently completing his PhD in Cultural and Social Studies at the European
University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). His research examines early forms of antizionist
antisemitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a focus on narratives of state
destruction and the alleged impossibility of Jewish statehood. He holds a Diploma in Visual
Communication/Media from the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK).
Until recently, he worked as a research associate at the Tikvah Institut Berlin on publicly
funded projects on media coverage of Israel and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, conducting
both a qualitative and a mixed-method study of reporting in German print and online media.
His broader research interests include the history and theories of antisemitism, especially
historical and contemporary forms of Israel-related antisemitism, distorted representations of
Israel in news coverage, and critical social theory.

Selected Publications:

Research Study
– Israel in deutschen Medien. Eine qualitative Inhaltsanalyse antisemitischer und
verzerrender Darstellungen (Israel in German Media: A Qualitative Content Analysis
of Antisemitic and Distorted Depictions) (with Jonas Hessenauer), forthcoming 2025

Articles
– Israelbezogener Antisemitismus in deutschen Print- und Onlinemedien (Israel-Related
Antisemitism in German Print and Online Media) (with Jonas Hessenauer & Jannik
Schiller), in: Sozialwissenschaftliche Rundschau 64(4), 2024, pp. 353–371.
– The German Press, Israel, and October 7, 2023: Initial Research Findings on Reporting
on the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict (with Jonas Hessenauer), in R. Freedman & D. Hirsh
(eds.), Responses to 7 October: Antisemitic Discourse (Vol. 1), Routledge, 2024, pp.
71–79.
– Bewertungen der BDS-Kampagne in deutschen Printmedien (Portrayals of the BDS
Campaign in German Print Media), in Bundesverband der Recherche- und
Informationsstellen Antisemitismus e. V. (eds.), Antisemitismus bei BDS. Akteure –
Aktionsformen – Wirkungen, 2023, pp. 112–123.