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. Published

    Stilgeschichte des berechneten Kinos

    Warnke, M., 2006, NMI 2005: Neue Medien der Informationsgesellschaft: "Film & Computer" . Rebensburg, K. (ed.). Shaker Verlag, p. 293-310 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  2. Published

    Stille, Geräusch, Rauschen: Ästhetische und medientechnische Anmerkungen

    Großmann, R., 06.12.2018, In: Texte zur Kunst. 28. Jg., 112, p. 30-45 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Stille Wasser sind kalt: Winde, Wellen und suprafluide Gewässer nahe Null

    Vehlken, S., 2007, Stehende Gewässer: Medien der Stagnation. Butis, B. (ed.). Zürich, Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 225-237 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Störung als Normalfall

    Pias, C., 2011, Störfälle. Koch, L., Petersen, C. & Vogi, J. (eds.). 2 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 27 - 43 17 p. (Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Street Wisdom

    Vehlken, S., 01.2020, Universalenzyklopädie menschlicher Klugheit: Festschrift für Bernhard Siegert. Krajewski, M. & Maye, H. (eds.). Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos , p. 212-213 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  6. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    ‚Suicidal Attacks’ und ihre medialen Repräsentationen: Geschlechtertheoretische Überlegungen und Befunde

    Thomas, T. & Virchow, F., 2010, Medien – Krieg – Geschlecht: Affirmationen und Irritationen sozialer Ordnungen. Thiele, M., Thomas, T. & Virchow, F. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 235-256 22 p. (Medien - Kultur - Kommunikation).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    '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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Supercomputing

    Vehlken, S. & Engemann, C., 15.12.2011, Takt und Frequenz. Balke, F., Siegert, B. & Vogl, J. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 143-161 17 p. (Archiv für Mediengeschichte; vol. 2011, no. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

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  3. Einblicke in die Praxis: Trends und Verfahren der Eignungsabklärung, Beratung und Potenzialentwicklung in der Lehrerausbildung
  4. Climate imprints on tree-ring δ15N signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water availability
  5. Lokale Agenda 21 / Akteure und Aktionen in Deutschland und Italien. Agenda 21 locale / Attori ed azioni in Germania ed in Italia
  6. Global Tax Governance: What is Wrong With It and How to Fix It by Peter Dietsch and Thomas Rixen (eds). Colchester: ECPR Press, 2016
  7. Dynamische Modellierung der Sorption von Substanzen in einem hydrologischen Einzugsgebietsmodell anhand des Beispiels Phosphor
  8. Waldflächenentwicklung im östlichen Schleswig-Holstein in den letzten 250 Jahren und ihre Bedeutung für seltene Gefäßpflanzen
  9. Environmental occurrence and hazard of organic UV stabilizers and UV filters in the sediment of European North and Baltic Seas
  10. A qualitative approach to evidence-based entrepreneurship: Theoretical considerations and an example involving business clusters
  11. Biodegradation potential of ofloxacin and its resulting transformation products during photolytic and photocatalytic treatment
  12. Effect of free air carbon dioxide enrichment combined with two nitrogen levels on growth, yield and yield quality of sugar beet
  13. Non-audit fees of the external auditor, audit committees and earnings quality : An empirical analysis of German (non) listed firms