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.
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Bats in the Belfry: On the Relationship of Cybernetics and German Media Theory
Müggenburg, J. K., 28.07.2017, In: Canadian Journal of Communication. 42, 3, p. 467 – 484 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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General Ecology: The New Ecological Paradigm
Hörl, E. H. (Editor), 05.2017, 1 ed. London/New York: Bloomsbury Academic. 384 p. (Theory)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Good Vibrations: Eine Geschichte der elektronischen Musikinstrumente
Brilmayer, B. (Editor), Hardjowirogo, S.-I. (Editor) & Restle, C. (Editor), 18.04.2017, Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag. 168 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Exhibition catalogues › Transfer
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Between Drudgery and "Promesse du bonheur": Games and Gamification
Fuchs, M., 10.02.2017, New Perspectives on the Social Aspects of Digital Gaming : Multiplayer 2. Kowert, R. & Quandt, T. (eds.). 1 ed. London, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 185-199 15 p. (Routledge advances in game studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Das Interface der Selbstverborgenheit: Szenarien des Intuitiven in Mensch-Roboter Kollaborationen
Kasprowicz, D., 2018, Unterwachen und Schlafen: Anthropophile Medien nach dem Interface. Andreas, M., Kasprowicz, D. & Rieger, S. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 159-186 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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New Labor, Old Questions: Practices of Collaboration with Robots
Kasprowicz, D., 2021, Connect and Divide: The Practice Turn in Media Studies. Schüttelpelz, E., Bergermann, U., Dommann, M., Stolow, J. & Taha, N. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 247-262 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Instrumentality: On the Construction of Instrumental Identity
Hardjowirogo, S.-I., 2017, Musical Instruments in the 21st Century: Identities, Configurations, Practices. Bovermann, T., de Campo, A., Egermann, H., Hardjowirogo, S.-I. & Weinzierl, S. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 9-24 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Medien-Musikinstrumente
Hardjowirogo, S.-I., 12.2027, Musik und Medien. Großmann, R. & Ungeheuer, E. (eds.). Laaber Verlag, (Kompendien Musik; vol. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Musical Instruments in the 21st Century: Identities, Configurations, Practices
Bovermann, T. (Editor), de Campo, A. (Editor), Egermann, H. (Editor), Hardjowirogo, S.-I. (Editor) & Weinzierl, S. (Editor), 2017, Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media. 412 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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E-Mail als sozio-technisches Hybrid
Siegert, P. F., 10.11.2016, Handbuch Soziale Praktiken und Digitale Alltagswelten. Friese, H., Rebane, G., Nolden, M. & Schreiter, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, p. 1-9 9 p. (Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review