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. Meta-Image – a collaborative environment for the image discourse

    Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Schirmbacher, P. (Partner), Dieckmann, L. (Project manager, academic) & Kliemann, A. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.10.0913.10.15

    Project: Research

  2. TM 1.1 KT 02 - Moving Image: Moving Image Lab: Development and examination of moving image formats

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic), Riedel, M. (Project staff), Gupta, S. (Project staff) & Hagen, F. (Project staff)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    19.08.0931.03.16

    Project: Research

  3. HyperImage - Bildorientierte e-Science Netzwerke

    Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Schirmbacher, P. (Project manager, academic), Wedemeyer, C. (Project staff), Terstegge, C. (Project staff), Kuper, H.-G. (Project manager, academic) & Loebel, J.-M. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.06.0631.05.09

    Project: Research

  4. IP TM 1.1 KT 11: Internes Projektbudget KT 11 - Hybrid Publishing

    Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic) & Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    01.05.1231.03.16

    Project: Other

  5. Teilmaßnahme 1.1 KT 11: Hybrid Publishing

    Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic), Beverungen, A. (Project staff), Bunz, M. (Project manager, academic), Heise, C. (Project staff), Kuper, H.-G. (Project staff), Loebel, J.-M. (Project staff), Worthington, S. (Project staff), Hall, G. (Partner), Levin, T. (Partner), Lovink, G. (Partner), Shah, N. N. (Project staff), Amorosa, J. (Project staff), Burkhardt, M. (Project staff), Dieter, M. (Project staff), Gollner, U. (Project staff), Hui, Y. (Project staff), Kirchner, A. (Project staff), Kral, C. (Project staff), Le, M. (Project staff) & Peters, H. (Project staff)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    01.05.1231.03.16

    Project: Research

  6. Teilmaßnahme 1.1 KT 12: Grundversorgung 2.0 - Internet-TV für die neue Mediengeneration

    Graßmuck, V. (Project manager, academic), Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    19.08.0931.01.16

    Project: Research

  7. The Mediatized Home: Changes of Domestic Communication Cultures

    Röser, J. (Project manager, academic) & Peil, C. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.11.1028.09.12

    Project: Research

  8. Schwärme. Medienkulturen der Intransparenz

    Vehlken, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0530.11.10

    Project: Dissertation project

  9. Hermann Bahr: Ein österreichischer Kritiker der europäischen Avantgarden

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.1105.02.14

    Project: Research

  10. Symposion: Soziale Medien - Neue Massen?

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.09.1103.02.15

    Project: Scientific event

  11. Supercomputing. Medienkulturen zwischen Parallelität und Scalability

    Vehlken, S. (Project manager, academic) & Engemann, C. (Project manager, academic)

    27.07.1131.03.13

    Project: Research

  12. DFG-Network: Sound in Media Culture. Aspects of a Cultural History of Sound

    Großmann, R. (Partner) & Hanacek, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.1001.03.13

    Project: Research

  13. New technologies, new sound practices

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic) & Hanacek, M. (Partner)

    01.10.1131.05.12

    Project: Scientific event

  14. ((audio)) Ästhetische Strategien

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic), Pelleter, M. (Project staff) & Otto, A. (Partner)

    01.10.97 → …

    Project: Research

  15. Informationsorientierte Kommunikationsmodi im Internet.

    Hölig, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.07 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  16. Nachbarschafts-Technologien. Mathematik und Medien dynamischer Netzwerke

    Vehlken, S. (Project manager, academic) & Harks, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.1204.02.13

    Project: Scientific event

  17. Meta-Image II: Development of a distributed virtual environment for research and communication for the discourse of images in art history

    Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Dieckmann, L. (Project manager, academic) & Bredekamp, H. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.09.1231.08.17

    Project: Research

  18. transmedial culture - A Practice-Based Research Project of Networking Art and Culture

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic) & Bazzichelli, T. (Project staff)

    01.07.1224.03.15

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  19. RIR: Relationen im Raum, Teilprojekt Informatische Aufarbeitung

    Brocke, M. (Coordination), Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Kollatz, T. (Partner) & Arnold, I. (Partner)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    12.07.1230.07.15

    Project: Research

  20. Klang (ohne) Körper I

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic), Harenberg, M. (Project manager, academic), Weissberg, D. (Project manager, academic), Köpp, K. (Project manager, academic) & Saxer, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1201.09.13

    Project: Research

  21. Timing of Affect

    Angerer, M.-L. (Project manager, academic), Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic), Ott, M. (Project manager, academic) & Trogemann, G. (Partner)

    05.07.1201.06.13

    Project: Research

  22. MECS: DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic), Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Vehlken, S. (Project staff), Schrape, N. (Project staff), Schrickel, I. (Project staff), Stöcklmayr, N. (Project staff), Engemann, C. (Project staff), Winter, F. (Project staff) & Wellmann, J. (Project staff)

    01.01.1331.07.22

    Project: Research

  23. URL: Research Lab

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1210.06.15

    Project: Research

  24. DCRL: Digital Cultures Research Lab (2013 - 2016)

    Bachmann, G. (Project manager, academic), Pias, C. (Project manager, academic), Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic), Leeker, M. (Project manager, academic), Beverungen, A. (Project staff), Bialski, P. (Project manager, academic), Kaldrack, I. (Project manager, academic), Simons, S. (Project manager, academic), Sprenger, F. (Project manager, academic), Sander, N. (Partner), Gupta, S. (Coordination) & Feigelfeld, P. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    21.02.1330.06.19

    Project: Research

  25. Der Sound der Leuphana. Campus Compilation

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic) & Engelberg, B. (Project staff)

    01.10.1201.05.13

    Project: Practical Project

  26. Significant: Details Conversations with Women in Science

    Fuchs, M. (Project manager, academic), Gupta, S. (Coordination) & Hoppenhaus, K. (Project staff)

    01.01.1330.06.13

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  27. Leuphana Soundscape

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic) & Engelberg, B. (Project staff)

    01.07.1330.06.14

    Project: Practical Project

  28. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft 2013

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    03.10.1303.07.14

    Project: Scientific event

  29. Nicht-sprachliche Klangzeichen

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.04.1430.04.17

    Project: Research

  30. Videos für Wikipedia-Artikel

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.05.1431.12.14

    Project: Research

  31. Plutonium Worlds. Computer Simulation and Nuclear Energy 1950-1980

    Vehlken, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.13 → …

    Project: Research

  32. Treueschwur und Realitätsverlust. Phasen und Dispositive auditiver Medienkultur

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic) & Pelleter, M. (Project manager, academic)

    19.02.1520.02.15

    Project: Scientific event

  33. Der Körper auf Tauchstation: Zu einer Wissensgeschichte der Immersion

    Kasprowicz, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1301.12.16

    Project: Dissertation project

  34. CCP: Complexity or control? Paradigms for sustainable development

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Hörl, E. (Project manager, academic), Laubichler, M. (Project manager, academic), Herberg, J. (Coordination), Caniglia, G. (Project staff), Leistert, O. (Project staff), Schrickel, I. (Project staff), Meyer, E. (Project staff) & Schmieg, G. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.01.1531.03.20

    Project: Research

  35. RCA-SP5: Performing Anonymity - Sub-Project of "Reconfiguring Anonymity - Contemporary Forms of Reciprocity, Identifiability and Accountability in Transformation"

    Wuggenig, U. (Project manager, academic), Broeckmann, A. (Coordination), Knecht, M. (Project manager, academic), Bachmann, G. (Project manager, academic), Bialski, P. (Project staff), Koch, G. (Project manager, academic) & Zurawski, N. (Project manager, academic)

    Volkswagen Foundation

    01.07.1531.12.18

    Project: Research

  36. Affect- and Psychotechnolog Studies. Emergent Technologies of Affective and Emotional (Self-)Control

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic) & Schrape, N. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.11.1530.03.17

    Project: Research

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