<p>Barbara Flueckiger is a professor for film studies at the University of Zurich since 2007.</p> <p>She has been working internationally as a film professional before her studies in film theory and history in Zurich and Berlin. Her research focuses on the interaction between technology and aesthetics, especially in the digital domain. She published two standard text books “Sound Design” and “Visual Effects” and many articles in renowned books and peer-reviewed journals. Her current research project “Film History Re-mastered” investigates the changing perception of archival film in the digital era. In fall 2011 she was a research fellow at Harvard University where she explored material and aesthetic aspects of historical film colors.</p>