Centre for Digital Cultures
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The Centre for Digital Cultures (CDC) unites a large range of research and development activities dedicated to the digital shift. It engages in knowledge creation and transfer, experimental and interventionist media practices, and research in disciplines such as media, social and cultural studies. The CDC aims to both understand the epochal digital shift through excellent research, and to become one of the major European forces that shape digital cultures to come.
The CDC has seen a remarkable uptake of successful funding bids. The major projects are funded by the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE) and the State of Lower Saxony, by the German Research Council (DFG) and the VW Foundation respectively. Additional smaller projects are supported by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Transmediale, and the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). The CDC has by now more than 80 researchers and cultural producers from all over the world. They work on questions such as:
- Transmedia: How can we understand and develop new formats for entertainment as well as culture and education, merging different forms of production, participation, distribution and aesthetics?
- User and Audience Research: What kind of methods enable us to understand new usage and consumption patterns, addressing digital cultures’ both global and local audiences?
- Gamification: Computer games have a growing relevance in contemporary life, not only due to the games themselves, but also through their metaphors and methods. What new opportunities arise?
- Common Media: Which new forms of citizenship and cultural/political engagement are developing in the digital age, and how can we understand, enact and strengthen them?
- Net based Public Broadcast: How can publicly funded provision of information, education, culture and entertainment adapt to the internet? How can new versions of basic provision be realized?
- Hybrid Publishing: Which avenues for the communication and dissemination of knowledge beyond classrooms and research articles can be constructed, adapting the cultural and economic logic of the digital age?
- Computer Simulation: From climate change to mass panics: Knowledge production based on computer simulation is shaping our worldview. How can we analyse and understand its effects?
Research and development at the CDC traverse boundaries between the academic sector, culture and the arts, industry, governmental bodies and civil society. It is a conducive, productive and experimental research environment, in which researchers and entrepreneurs, activists and artists, producers and hackers, thinkers and doers broker dynamic connections. Visions, blueprints and experimental findings get exposed to real-world conditions. The development of innovative teaching formats is a further crucial part of the mix: Leuphana Digital School is bringing knowledge and education online, and a new English-speaking Bachelor in Digital Media started in autumn 2013, developed in cooperation with Leuphana’s Institute for the Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media, Hamburg Media School and Hongkong City University. The result is a new, open and engaged form of research and development for Europe’s digital cultures.
Topics
- Transmedia
- User and Audience Research
- Gamification
- Common Media
- Net based Public Broadcast
- Hybrid Publishing
- Computer Simulation
- Artistic Research
- New Teaching Formats
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The Anthropocenic Illusion: Sustainability an the Fascination of Control.
Hörl, E., 2015, Art in the Periphery of the Center. Wuggenig, U., Behnke, C., Knoll, V. & Kastelan, C. (eds.). Berlin: Sternberg Press, p. 352-368 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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The technological condition
Hörl, E. & Enns, A., 2015, In: Parrhesia : a Journal of Critical Philosophy. 22, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Subversive Gamification
Fuchs, M., 27.02.2018, Playful Subversion of Technoculture. Cermak-Sassenrath, D. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, p. 198 - 208 11 p. (Gaming Media and Social Effects).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Politik der Mikroentscheidungen: Edward Snowden, Netzneutralität und die Architekturen des Internets
Sprenger, F., 2015, Lüneburg: meson press. 130 p. (Digital Cultures Series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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FEMINA POLITICAL - Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft, Heft 2-2014
Freudenschuß, M. (ed.) & Günther, J. (ed.), 11.2014, 2 ed. Verlag Babara Budrich. 196 p. (FEMINA POLITICAL - Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft; vol. 23, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Digitale Datenbanken: Eine Medientheorie im Zeitalter von Big Data
Burkhardt, M., 08.06.2015, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 388 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Ereignis
Engemann, C., Traue, B. & Scholz, R., 2014, DiskursNetz: Wörterbuch der interdisziplinäre Diskursforschung. Wrana, D., Ziem, A., Reisigl, M., Nonhoff, M. & Angermüller, J. (eds.). Berlin: Suhrkamp Verlag, p. 134 1 p. (Suhrkamp-Taschenbuch Wissenschaft; vol. 2097).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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La Vita in movimento: Per una ludicizzazione creativa
Ruffino, P., 15.03.2016, Oltre il gioco : Critica della ludicizzazione urbana. Bittanti, M. & Zilio, E. (eds.). 1 ed. Mailand: Unicopli, Vol. 28. p. 146-160 15 p. (Ludologica).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Future Gaming: Creative Interventions in Video Game Culture
Ruffino, P., 23.03.2018, London: Goldsmiths Press. 154 p. (Future Media )Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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IOCOSE: Art, Authority and Culture Jamming
Ruffino, P., Cremonesi, M., Cuttica, F. & Prati, D., 2017, Culture Jamming: Activism and the Art of Cultural Resistance. De Laure, M. & M. F. (eds.). New York: NYU Press, p. 427-432 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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30 Years After Les Immatériaux: Art Science & Theory
Broeckmann, A. (ed.) & Hui, Y. (ed.), 2015, 1. ed. Lüneburg: meson press. 245 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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To See and to Be (With) - Reflections on the Ecology of Web Videos
Simons, S., 2014, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 1, 1, 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Politics after Networks: Editorial
Beverungen, A., Simons, S., Apprich, C., Feigelfeld, P., Freudenschuß, M. & Yoosuf, H., 11.11.2014, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 1, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Free Labour, Social Media, Management: Challenging Marxist Organization Studies
Beverungen, A., Böhm, S. & Land, C., 04.2015, In: Organization Studies. 36, 4, p. 473-489 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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"If you like something, you want it to develop.": Zum Einsatz der Videokamera in den Filmen Lars von Triers
Kirchner, A., 2008, Abschied vom Zelluloid?: Beiträge zur Geschichte und Poetik des Videobildes. Kirchner, A., Prümm, K. & Richling, M. (eds.). Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 111-134 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Von der Leidenschaft, Bilder zu zeigen, die man so noch nicht gesehen hat: Die 11. Marburger Kameragespräche mit dem Träger des Marburger Kamerapreises 2009 Wolfgang Thaler
Kirchner, A., 2009, In: MEDIENwissenschaft. Rezensionen. Reviews.. 2, p. 109-114 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Vom Tableau zur entfesselten Kamera
Kirchner, A., 2011, In: Schnitt - Das Filmmagazin. 62, p. 82-83 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Der sensitive Blick: Zur Bildgestaltung in "Fremde Haut" (2005)
Kirchner, A., 2013, Nähe und Empathie: Die Bilderwelten der Kamerafrau Judith Kaufmann. Giesemann, B., Kirchner, A., Neubauer, M. & Prümm, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 120-142 23 p. (Marburger Kameragespräche; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Mit Pixel und Korn: DV-Ästhetik und DOGMA-Film
Kirchner, A., 2011, Film im Zeitalter "Neuer Medien": Fernsehen und Video. Segeberg, H. (ed.). 1 ed. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 339-366 28 p. (Mediengeschichte des Films; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Variations on Klee’s Cosmographic Method
Hörl, E., 2014, Grain, Vapor, Ray: Textures of the Anthropocene. Klingan, K., Sepahvand, A., Rosol, C. & Scherer, B. M. (eds.). London: The MIT Press, Vol. Ray: Vol. III. p. 180-192 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die technologische Sinnverschiebung: Orte des Unermesslichen
Hörl, E. & Tatari, M., 2014, Orte des Unermesslichen: Theater nach der Geschichtsteleologie. Tatari, M. (ed.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 43-63 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Prostheses of Desire: On Bernard Stiegler's New Critique of Projection
Hörl, E. & De Boever, A., 2014, In: Parrhesia : a Journal of Critical Philosophy. 20, p. 2-14 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Herausforderungen und Potentiale bei online geführten Gruppendiskussionen
Sander, N. & Schulz, M., 2015, In: Soziologie. 44, 3, p. 186 - 202 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How should we fund open access monographs and what do you think is the most likely way that funding will happen?
Davies, M. C. R., Ayris, P., Stone, G., Cheshire, J., Jackson, R., Hacker, A., Bunz, M., Ferwerda, E., Newton, H., Dacos, M., Mounier, P. & Neuman, Y., 01.2014, In: Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community. 27, SUPPL. 1, p. 45-50 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Asia in the edges: a narrative account of the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School in Bangalore
Shah, N., 04.2014, In: Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 15, 2, p. 306-314 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mysterium? Mysteria!
Bachmann, G., 2014, In: Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften. 8, 2, p. 123–126 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kollegialität: Eine Ethnographie der Belegschaftskultur im Kaufhaus
Bachmann, G., 2014, Frankfurt/New York : Campus Verlag. 449 p. (Arbeit und Alltag : Beiträge zur ethnografischen Arbeitskulturenforschung; vol. 3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Performing university space: Multiplicity, Relationality, Affect
Beyes, T. & Michels, C., 01.01.2014, The Physical University: Contours of Space and Place in Higher Education. Temple, P. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 15-33 19 p. 141021Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Peter Sloterdijk (1947b)
Beyes, T., 2014, The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies. Helin, J., Hernes, T., Hjorth, D. & Holt, R. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 567-584 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Another new museum? Imagining the space of art in the creative city
Beyes, T., Steyaert, C. & Michels, C., 2014, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration. 18, 3, p. 9-28 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transparenz und Geheimnis
Beyes, T. & Pias, C., 2014, In: Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften. 8, 2, p. 111-117 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resonanz-Bild und ikonische Politik: Eine visuelle Diskursanalyse partizipativer Propaganda
Traue, B. C., 2014, Hillarys Hand: Zur politischen Ikonographie der Gegenwart. Kauppert, M. & Leser, I. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 131-156 26 p. (Kulturen der Gesellschaft; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Diskursanalyse
Traue, B. C., Pfahl, L. & Schürmann, L., 2014, Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Baur, N. & Blasius, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 493-508 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Astro-Kulturen zwischen epistemisch-diskursiven Notwendigkeiten und schwachen Ontologien: Ein Nachwort
Leeker, M., 2014, Astroculture: Figurations of Cosmology in Media and Arts. Neef, S., Sussman, H. & Boschung, D. (eds.). 1. ed. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 217-231 15 p. (Morphomata; vol. 17).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Zwischen Umwelt und milieu: Zur Begriffsgeschichte von environment in der Evolutionstheorie
Sprenger, F., 2014, In: Forum interdisziplinäre Begriffsgeschichte. 3, 2, p. 7-19 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Sehr geehrten Damen und Herren Abgeordneten, tun Sie endlich etwas für offene (Verwaltungs-)Daten!
Heise, C., 12.2014, Jahrbuch Netzpolitik 2014: Fight for your digital rights. Beckedahl, M., Biselli, A. & Meister, A. (eds.). epubli GmbH, p. 157-164 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Die Enden des Kabels: Kleine Mediengeschichte der Übertragung
Gethmann, D. & Sprenger, F., 2014, Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos . 144 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Die Kontingenz des Gegebenen: Zur Zeit der Datenkritik
Sprenger, F., 2014, In: Mediale Kontrolle unter Beobachtung. 3, 1, 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plants, Androids and Operators: A Post-Media Handbook
Apprich, C. (ed.), Berry Slater, J. (ed.), Iles, A. (ed.) & Schultz, O. L. (ed.), 2014, London: Mute Books. 188 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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The Network Dynamics of Movements
Apprich, C., 2014, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 1, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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The Clock of the Long-Now: Die Uhr, die Langeweile und der Beobachter
Sprenger, F., 2008, Paradoxien der Langeweile. Heller, F. (ed.). Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 104–116 13 p. (AugenBlick : Konstanzer Hefte zur Medienwissenschaft; no. 41).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Atomare Hinterlassenschaften: Die strahlende Zukunft des kalten Krieges
Sprenger, F., 2014, Den Kalten Krieg denken.: Beiträge zur sozialen Ideengeschichte seit 1945.. Bernhard, P. & Nehring, H. (eds.). Essen: Klartext Verlag, p. 337-358 22 p. (Frieden und Krieg; vol. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Massenträgheit: Medien/theorie und Beschleunigung
Sprenger, F., 2014, Soziale Medien, Neue Massen. Baxmann, I., Beyes, T. & Pias, C. (eds.). Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 55-74 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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"Introduction," communication +1
Vagt, C. & Sprenger, F., 2014, In: Communication +1. 3, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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50 Jahre Understanding Media
Mangold, J. (ed.) & Sprenger, F. (ed.), 2014, Siegen: Universität-Gesamthhochschule Siegen. 124 p. (Navigationen : Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften; vol. 14, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Bühne: Raumbildende Prozesse im Theater
Eke, N. O., Haß, U. & Kaldrack, I., 2014, Bühne : raumbildende Prozesse im Theater. Haß, U., Eke, N. O., Kaldrack, I., Keil, R., Winkler, H. & Ecker, G. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 9 - 12 4 p. (Schriftenreihe des Graduiertenkollegs "Automatismen").Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Faszinosum Maschine: Die Roboterperformances von Louis Philipp Demers & Bill Vorn
Kaldrack, I. & Leeker, M., 2003, Es - das Wesen der Maschine. Demers, L. P. (ed.). Osnabrück: Europ. Media Art Festival, p. 10-33 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Einleitung
Bublitz, H., Kaldrack, I., Röhle, T. & Zeman, M., 2013, Automatismen - Selbst-Technologien. Bublitz, H., Kaldrack, I., Röhle, T. & Zeman, M. (eds.). 1. ed. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 9-41 33 p. (Schriftenreihe des Graduiertenkollegs "Automatismen").Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Mockular
Kaldrack, I. & Schmitt, T., 18.11.2013, Das Medium meiner Träume: Hartmut Winkler zum 60. Geburtstag. Adelmann, R. & Bergermann, U. (eds.). Berlin: Verbrecher Verlag, p. 283-303 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kinects Bühne: Selbstorganisierte Mimesis
Kaldrack, I., 19.02.2014, Bühne: Raumbildende Prozesse im Theater. Eke, N. O., Haß, U. & Kaldrack, I. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 191-204 13 p. (Schriftenreihe des Graduiertenkollegs 'Automatismen').Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review