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. 2008
  2. Published

    Biologische Ästhetik: (A)Symmetrie und (Un)Sichtbarkeit im Erscheinen des Bauplans

    Berz, P., 2008, In: Trajekte : Zeitschrift des Zentrums für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin. 17, p. 17-24 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Der blinde Fleck der Kritiker: der Diskurs über Mediengewalt als Paradox des Printjournalismus

    Röser, J., 2008, Paradoxien des Journalismus: Theorie - Empirie - Praxis ; Festschrift für Siegfried Weischenberg. Pörksen, B., Loosen, W. & Scholl, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 447-457 11 p.

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

  4. Published

    Der Raum des Cyberspace

    Warnke, M., 2008, Welt[stadt]raum: Mediale Inszenierungen. Zinsmeister, A. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 81-104 24 p.

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

  5. Published

    Die Geburt des Pop aus dem Geist der phonographischen Reproduktion

    Großmann, R., 2008, PopMusicology: Perspektiven der Popmusikwissenschaft. Bielefeldt, C., Dahmen, U. & Großmann, R. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 119-134 16 p. (Kultur- und Medientheorie).

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

  6. Published

    Die Kommunikation der Täuschung: Eine Medientheorie der Mimikry

    Berz, P., 2008, Mimikry: Gefährlicher Luxus zwischen Natur und Kultur. Becker, A., Doll, M., Wiemer, S. & Zechner, A. (eds.). Schliengen: Edition Argus, p. 27-44 18 p.

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

  7. Published

    EbsKart: die Ebstorfer Weltkarte in einer interaktiven Ausgabe

    Warnke, M., Wedemeyer, C., Siegert, P. F., Wilhelm, Y. & Keldenich, H., 2008

    Research output: Non-textual form typesHypermediaResearch

  8. Published

    Environments. Mediale Inszenierungen in und zum Werk Anna Oppermanns

    Wedemeyer, C., 2008, welt[stadt]raum: Mediale Inszenierungen. Zinsmeister, A. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 129-145 17 p.

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

  9. Published

    Graphism and Flatness. The Line as Mediator between Time and Space, Intuition and Concept

    Krämer, S., 2008, The Power Of Line. Faietti, M. & Wolf, G. (eds.). München: Hirmer, p. 10-19 10 p.

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

  10. Published

    Joseph Weizenbaum: Geschichten

    Warnke, M., 2008, In: FIfF-Kommunikation. 25, 2, 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  11. Published

    Kontrolle durch Transparenz - Transparenz durch Kontrolle: Materialsammlung zur Tagung des Fachbereichs Informatik und Gesellschaft der GI e.V., 27. bis 29. April 2007

    Warnke, M. (Editor) & Weber-Wulff, D. (Editor), 2008, Berlin: Pro BUSINESS Verlag. 143 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

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