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
- 2015
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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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Personalisation as currency
Ridgway, R., 01.06.2015, In: A Peer-reviewed Journal About --. 4, 1, p. 17-28 12 p., 2.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Value struggles in the creative city: A 'People's Republic of Stokes Croft'?
Frenzel, F. & Beverungen, A., 18.05.2015, In: Urban Studies. 52, 6, p. 1020-1036 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Friedrich Kittler und der »Mißbrauch von Heeresgerät«: Zur Situation eines Denkbildes 1964 – 1984 – 2014
Pias, C., 04.2015, In: Merkur. 69, 791, p. 31-34 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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'Saving' the city: Collective low-budget organizing and urban practice
Bialski, P., Derwanz, H., Otto, B. & Vollmer, H., 03.2015, In: Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization. 15, 1, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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'Saving' the city: Collective low-budget organizing and urban practice
Bialski, P. (ed.), Derwanz, H. (ed.), Otto, B. (ed.) & Vollmer, H. (ed.), 02.2015, San Francisco, Califonia: MayflyBooks. 318 p. (Ephemera - theory & politics in organization; vol. 15, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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"Wozu braucht es noch Bibliotheken? Analyse des IFLA-Trend-Reports"
Novy, L., 01.2015, In: BuB. 67, 1, p. 30-33 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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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Antworten
Beyes, T., 2015, Das bewegte Buch. Ein Katalog der gelesenen Bücher: mit 104 Beispielen aus dem Deutschen Literaturmuseum Marbach. Gfrereis, H. & Pias, C. (eds.). Marbach am Neckar: Deutsche Schillergesellschaft e.V.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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A preliminary study on similarity-preserving digital book identifiers
Vladimir, K., Silic, M., Romic, N., Delac, G. & Srbljic, S., 2015, Proceedings of the 9th SIGHUM Workshop on Language Technology for Cultural Heritage, Social Sciences, and Humanities: LaTeCH 2015. Zervanou, K. A., van Erp, M. & Alex, B. (eds.). Beijing: Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 78-83 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Architekturen des "environment": Reyner Banham und das Dritte Maschinenzeitalter
Sprenger, F., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 12, 1, p. 55-67 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Collective low-budget organizing and low carbon futures: An interview with John Urry
Bialski, P., Urry, J. & Otto, B., 2015, In: Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization. 15, 1, p. 221-228 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Computersimulation
Vehlken, S., Schrickel, I. & Pias, C., 2015, Futurologien: Ein Glossar des Zukunftswissens. Bühler, B. & Willer, S. (eds.). 1 ed. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 181-192 12 p. (TRAJEKTE - Eine Reihe des Zentrums für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Crowdfunding the Commons?
Ridgway, R., 2015, MoneyLab Reader: An Intervention in Digital Economy. Lovink, G., Tkacz, N. & de Vries, P. (eds.). Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, p. 281 - 294 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Das Fleisch der Diskurse: Zur Verbindung von Biographie- und Diskursforschung in der wissenssoziologischen Subjektivierungsanalyse am Beispiel der Behindertenpädagogik
Pfahl, L., Schürmann, L. & Traue, B. C., 2015, Erziehungswissenschaftliche Diskursforschung: Empirische Analysen zu Bildungs- und Erziehungsverhältnissen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 89-106 18 p. (Interdisziplinäre Diskursforschung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Denk mal! 2016
Pfaller, R., Horn, E., Klein, S., Bernard, A. & Rammler, S., 2015, Frankfurt am Mainz: S. Fischer Verlag. 268 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Transfer
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Der Sinn der Lehre: Ethnographie, Affekt, sensemaking
Beyes, T. & Steyaert, C., 2015, Vom Sinn der Soziologie: Festschrift für Thomas S. Eberle . Maeder, C., Brosziewski, A. & Nentwich, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 197-211 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die technologische Bedingung des sozialen Selbst
Traue, B. C. & Schünzel, A., 2015, Mediatisierung (in ) der sozialen Arbeit. Kutscher, N., Ley, T. & Seelmeyer, U. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 39 - 55 17 p. (Grundlagen der sozialen Arbeit; vol. 38).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Vergangenheit der Zukunft: Kommentar zu »Das kommende Zeitalter der Calm Technology«
Sprenger, F., 2015, Internet der Dinge: Über smarte Objekte, intelligente Umgebungen und die technische Durchdringung der Welt. Sprenger, F. & Engemann, C. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 73 - 87 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Fort da. Ein Zirkular über bewegte Bücher: Fragen von Claus Pias. Antworten von Andreas Bernard, Timon Beyes, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Christian Kracht, Thomas Macho, Eckhart Nickel, Joseph Vogl und Sigrid Weigel
Pias, C., Bernard, A., Beyes, T., Gumbrecht, H. U., Kracht, C., Macho, T., Nickel, E., Vogl, J. & Weigel, S., 2015, Das bewegte Buch: ein Katalog der gelesenen Bücher; mit 104 Beispielen aus dem Deutschen Literaturarchiv Marbach. Gfrereis, H. & Pias, C. (eds.). Marbach: Deutsche Schillergesellschaft e.V., p. 68-87 20 p. (Marbacher Magazin; vol. 150/151/152).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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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Herausforderungen und Potenziale von Online-Medien für die qualitative Forschung: Eine Einführung
Schirmer, D., Sander, N. & Wenninger, A., 2015, Die qualitative Analyse internetbasierter Daten: Methodische Herausforderungen und Potenziale von Online-Medien. Schirmer, D., Sander, N. & Wenninger, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 7-32 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Insensible and Inexplicable: On the two Meanings of Occult
Sprenger, F., 2015, In: Communication +1. 4, 1, 24 p., 2.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internet der Dinge: Über smarte Objekte, intelligente Umgebungen und die technische Durchdringung der Welt
Engemann, C. (ed.) & Sprenger, F. (ed.), 2015, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 400 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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La vie, la nature, la technique
Hörl, E. H. & Gorz, A., 2015, Le fil rouge de l’écologie: Entretiens inédites en francais, édition établie et présentée par Willy Gianinazzi. Gorz, A. (ed.). Paris: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, p. 19-81 53 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Les Adieux
Hörl, E. H., 2015, Le fil rouge de l’écologie: Entretiens inédites en francais, édition établie et présentée par Willy Gianinazzi. Gorz, A. (ed.). Paris: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, p. 103-106 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Liquid Democracy and the Futures of Governance
Ramos, J., 2015, The Future Internet: Alternative Visions. Winter, J. & Ono, R. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 173-191 19 p. (Public Administration and Information Technology; vol. 17).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › 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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Réfléxivité et Système. Le débat sur l'ordre et L'auto-organisation dans les années 1970
Hörl, E. H. (ed.) & Esposito, E. (ed.), 2015, Paris: Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme. (Trivium - Deutsch-französische Zeitschrift für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften; vol. 20/2015)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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'Summoning art to save the city': A Note: 'Saving' the city: Collective low-budget organizing and urban practice
Beyes, T., 2015, In: Journal of Management Inquiry. 15, 1, p. 207-220 13 p., 15.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 Politics of Micro-Decisions: Edward Snowden, Net Neutrality and the Architecture of the Internet
Sprenger, F., 2015, Lüneburg: meson press. 127 p. (Digital Cultures Series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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There is no software, there are just services
Kaldrack, I. (ed.) & Leeker, M. (ed.), 2015, Lüneburg: meson press. 114 p. (Digital Cultures)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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There is no Software, there are just Services: Introduction
Kaldrack, I. & Leeker, M., 2015, There is no Software, there are just Services. Kaldrack, I. & Leeker, M. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 9-19 11 p. (Digital Cultures).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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Vernetzt: Zur Entstehung der Netzwerkgesellschaft
Apprich, C., 2015, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 210 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Wozu Senden? Sendevisionen im Ersten und Dritten Fernsehzeitalter
Wentz, D., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung. 6, 2, p. 109-122Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2014
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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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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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Divide and Share: Taxonomies, Orders and Masses in Facebook's Open Graph
Kaldrack, I. & Röhle, T., 09.11.2014, In: Computational Culture -a journal of software studies. 4, 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Lost in Translation: Leistungsfähigkeit, Einsatz und Grenzen von Emulatoren bei der Langzeitbewahrung digitaler multimedialer Objekte am Beispiel von Computerspielen
Loebel, J-M., 01.09.2014, vwh-Verlag Werner Hülsbusch. 188 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Soziale Medien: Neue Massen
Baxmann, I. (ed.), Beyes, T. (ed.) & Pias, C. (ed.), 01.09.2014, Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 368 p. (Medienwissenschaftliche Symposien der DFG)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Visueller Aktivismus und affektive Öffentlichkeiten: Die Inszenierung von Körperwissen in 'Pro-Ana' und 'Fat acceptance'-Blogs
Traue, B. C., 01.09.2014, In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 39, 1, p. 121-142 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Das Datenhandeln: Zur Wissensordnung und Praxeologie des Online-Handels
Kaldrack, I. & Köhler, C., 09.2014, In: Mediale Kontrolle unter Beobachtung. 3.1, 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Teilmengen. Mengen teilen. Taxonomien, Ordnungen und Massen im Facebook Open Graph
Kaldrack, I. & Röhle, T., 16.07.2014, Soziale Medien - Neue Massen. Pias, C., Baxmann, I. & Beyes, T. (eds.). Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 77-103 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Loopdiver: Getaktetes Bewegungsstottern als entautomatisierende Automatismen?
Kaldrack, I., 18.06.2014, Entautomatisierung. Brauerhoch, A., Zechner, A., Eke, N. O. & Wieser, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 281-289 9 p. (Automatismen).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Rethinking Gamification
Fuchs, M. (ed.), Fizek, S. (ed.), Ruffino, P. (ed.) & Schrape, N. (ed.), 16.06.2014, Lüneburg: meson press. 344 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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MOOC: Zukunft der Bildung oder Robo-Uni?
Heise, C., Kießl, M., Kral, C. & Peters, H., 12.04.2014, Jahrbuch Netzpolitik 2013. Beckedahl, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Berlin: newthinking communications, Berlin, p. 153-172 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research