Christine Schranz (Dr.) studied scenography (MA) and visual communication (diploma degree), both at Zurich University of the Arts. She is a designer and holds a PhD in theater, film and media studies from Universit�t Wien (Austria), in cooperation with Z�rcher Hochschule der K�nste (Switzerland). She is head of programme research at the Institute of Contemporary Design Practices at Academy of Art and Design FHNW in Basel. Currently she is conducting a research project in �Commons in Design�, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Other research activities include fellowships at the Archaeologies of Media and Technology (AMT) research group at the Winchester School of Art - University of Southampton and the Chair of Art Theory & Curating at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen as well as a doctoral fellowship at the Chair of Visual Arts at TU Berlin.