Institute of Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The ICAM researches the conditions, effects and aesthetics of digital media in connection with processes of culturalization, the technologization of social and economic relations, and the generation and archiving of knowledge. Our studies reflect on how (digital) media always also contribute to shaping the signs and objects they store, transmit or process in a specific way. At the same time, we are interested in how certain cultural techniques contribute to shaping the usage and areas of application of digital media.

Researchers at the ICAM explore the cultural and technological history of digital media—from cybernetics and the beginnings of the computer all the way to present-day network technologies, from textual and acoustic to visual forms of media representation, and from the classics to current concepts of media theory formation.

Main research areas

The ICAM researches the conditions, effects and aesthetics of digital media in connection with processes of culturalization, the technologization of social and economic relations, and the generation and archiving of knowledge. Our studies reflect on how (digital) media always also contribute to shaping the signs and objects they store, transmit or process in a specific way. At the same time, we are interested in how certain cultural techniques contribute to shaping the usage and areas of application of digital media.

In the different core areas researchers at the ICAM explore the cultural and technological history of digital media—from cybernetics and the beginnings of the computer all the way to present-day network technologies, from textual and acoustic to visual forms of media representation, and from the classics to current concepts of media theory formation. 

The ICAM maintains close institutional contact and cooperates with the Leuphana, e.g., the Moving Image Lab of the Innovation Incubator, the Leuphana College, the Leuphana Arts Program and the Leuphana Graduate School. Furthermore, the ICAM is responsible for the Audio and Video Labs of the Computer and Media Center of Leuphana. 

  1. 2009
  2. Epistemische Häufungen. Nicht-Dinge im Forschungsaquarium

    Vehlken, S. (Speaker)

    03.07.200904.07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. KNOWLEDGE HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. Int. Nachwuchstagung

    Müggenburg, J. (Speaker)

    03.07.200904.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. HyperKult XVIII - Computer als Medium: The Cloud

    Warnke, M. (Organiser) & Großmann, R. (Organiser)

    02.07.200904.07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. THE CLOUD. Hyperkult 18

    Müggenburg, J. (Speaker)

    02.07.200904.07.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Beyond the ius in bello: On the Discursive Preconditions of the Dissociative Mentality of Total War

    Spreen, D. (Oral presentation)

    27.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. BLCU International Forum “Global Media and Cultural Studies” 2009

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    03.06.200905.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Media and Everyday Life

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    02.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Media Culture and Mediatized Societies

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    02.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. BMBF-Foresight-Workshop »Forschungsperspek­tive Mensch-Technik-Grenzverschiebungen«

    Spreen, D. (Panel participant)

    27.05.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  11. VIII. Kongress der Germanisten Rumäniens - 2009

    Schnödl, G. (Speaker)

    25.05.200928.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. 59. Jahrestagung der International Communication Association (ICA) - 2009

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    22.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Die Menschmaschine. Bionik in Science und Fiction

    Müggenburg, J. (Speaker)

    22.05.200924.05.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Popmusik und Medienwandel - 2009

    Großmann, R. (Organiser)

    13.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  15. Abbruch. Umbruch. Aufbruch?: Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns Tageszeitungen im Wandel

    Grittmann, E. (Lecturer)

    09.05.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  16. Runaway History: Multiplikationsprozesse in der Moderne - 2009

    Müggenburg, J. (Speaker)

    05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. The Fifth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry - QI 2009

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Orte und Räume der Mobilkommunikation: Mobile Medienkultur in Japan

    Peil, C. (Speaker)

    30.04.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Perspektiven Kritischer Medienkulturforschung

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    29.04.200901.05.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Perspektiven kritischer Medien- und Kommunikationstheorien - 2009

    Thomas, T. (Organiser)

    29.04.200901.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  21. God is in the details. The filing box answers - 2009

    Warnke, M. (Participant)

    24.04.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Darf Klang 'künstlich' wirken? - Musik unter dem Einfluss der Medienkultur 2009

    Großmann, R. (Opponent)

    22.04.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Proceedings of the Playful Experiences Seminar

    Fuchs, M. (Speaker)

    02.04.200903.04.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Die technikkulturelle Tradition des Sampling im Hiphop 2009

    Großmann, R. (Speaker)

    06.03.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Moderation und Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema "Sampling" - 2009

    Großmann, R. (Organiser)

    26.02.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  26. »Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen«

    Warnke, M. (Speaker)

    26.02.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. Fotojournalismus heute. Bedingungen, Arbeitsweisen. - 2009

    Grittmann, E. (Moderator)

    16.01.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  28. Survival of the Prettiest? Evolution, Kunst und Ästhetik nach Darwin - 2009

    Berz, P. (Speaker)

    13.01.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  29. Lifestyle-TV und Lebensführung: Mediale Geschlechterinszenierungen

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    12.01.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  30. Alcatel-Lucent Stiftung für Kommu­ni­ka­tions­forschung (External organisation)

    Pias, C. (Member)

    2009 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  31. Critical Studies in Media and Communication (Journal)

    Röser, J. (Editor)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesResearch

  32. European Cooperation in Science and Technology Association (External organisation)

    Hölig, S. (Member)

    2009 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  33. Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft e.V. (External organisation)

    Vehlken, S. (Member)

    2009 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  34. Institute for Advanced Study Berlin e.V.

    Pias, C. (Visiting researcher)

    20092010

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionTransfer

  35. International Federation for Information Processing (ifip) (External organisation)

    Warnke, M. (Chair)

    200901.2013

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  36. Kunstverein Springhornhof in Neuenkirchen (External organisation)

    Warnke, M. (Member)

    2009 → …

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsTransfer

  37. Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft (Journal)

    Thomas, T. (Reviewer)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  38. Mitglied des Advisory Boards des Kepler Salons in Linz

    Pias, C. (Consultant)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Consultancy

  39. Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft (Journal)

    Warnke, M. (Editorial Board)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  40. 2008
  41. IKKM-Jahrestagung Angst. Existenzielle Anordnungen 2008

    Vehlken, S. (Speaker)

    16.12.200817.12.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. 2nd European Communication Conference - 2008

    Hölig, S. (Speaker)

    27.11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. ECREA conference 2008

    Röser, J. (Speaker)

    27.11.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  44. Gender Analysis of Mediated Politics in Germany

    Röser, J. (Speaker)

    27.11.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. WCM Workshop ›Think Tanks - Was wissen Berater?‹

    Vehlken, S. (Organiser)

    27.11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. Second European Communication Conference - ECREA 2008

    Peil, C. (Speaker)

    26.11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. Hypertext. Oder die Befreiung des Geistes durch die Maschine

    Warnke, M. (Speaker)

    05.11.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  48. Annual Conference of the European Communication Research and Education Association - ECREA 2008

    Thomas, T. (Speaker)

    11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  49. Workshop Think Tanks - Was wissen Berater?

    Vehlken, S. (Speaker)

    11.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  50. Swarming. Science Fact and Science Fiction of Collective Intelligence

    Vehlken, S. (Speaker)

    30.10.200802.11.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch