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.
- 2023
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Kritik postdigital
Hille, L. (Editor) & Wentz, D. (Editor), 2023, Lüneburg: meson press. 140 p. (Digital Cultures Series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Mediale Teilhabe in Technologien relationaler Verschaltung
Hörl, E. & Ochsner, B., 2023, Mediale Teilhabe: Partizipation zwischen Anspruch und Inanspruchnahme. Ochsner, B. (ed.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 21-44 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Ob man etwas tun kann oder nicht, ist eine rein mechanische oder materielle Frage: Zu den Politiken und Effekten von Internetprotokollen und den Möglichkeiten ihrer Historisierung
Galloway, A., Shnayien, M. & Leistert, O., 2023, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 15, 1, p. 71-85 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Proof of Stake: Technological Claims
Beyes, T. (Editor), Denny, S. (Editor), Holt, R. (Editor), Pias, C. (Editor) & Steinbrügge, B. (Editor), 2023, Milan: Lenz Press. 204 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Exhibition catalogues › Transfer
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The Smartness Mandate: Orit Halpern/Robert Mitchell. Cambridge/London (The MIT Press) 2022
Tollmann, V., 2023, In: Springerin : Hefte für Gegenwartskunst. 29, 2, p. 75 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Education
- 2022
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›Politik‹ und ›die Künste‹
Muhle, M. & Gräfe, A., 12.12.2022, Handbuch Kunstphilosophie. Siegmund , J. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 579-596 18 p. (Philosophie).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Access and tinkering: designing assistive technologies as political practice–A discussion with Zeynep Karagöz, Thomas Miebach and Daniel Wessolek
Bieling, T., Şahinol, M., Stock, R. & Wiechern, A., 16.11.2022, In: Journal of Enabling Technologies. 16, 3, p. 231-242 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Eighteenth-century lotteries
Fuchs, M., 11.2022, The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader: Communities, Cultures and Play. Johnson, M. R. (ed.). New York: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 374-393 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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»HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SAMPLES«: Beat-Bildung, Zeit-Maschinen und Phonographizität zweiter Ordnung
Pelleter, M., 11.10.2022, HipHop im 21. Jahrhundert: Medialität, Tradierung, Gesellschaftskritik und Bildungsaspekte einer (Jugend-)Kultur. Wilke, T. & Rappe, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, p. 331-346 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Schwärmen
Vehlken, S., 10.2022, Historisches Wörterbuch des Mediengebrauchs. Christians, H., Bickenbach, M. & Wegmann, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Wien: Böhlau Verlag, Vol. 3. p. 404-429 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Operative communication: project Cybersyn and the intersection of information design, interface design, and interaction design
Vehlken, S., 09.2022, In: AI and Society. 37, 3, p. 1131-1152 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Das Lego-Ornament der Masse
Gräfe, A., 01.07.2022, Im Sinne der Materialität : Film und Gesellschaft nach Siegfried Kracauer. Hunter, L. & Trautmann, F. (eds.). Berlin: Bertz+Fischer Verlag, p. 91-103 13 p. (IfS - Aus der Reihe; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Arrival of a Kitty: history and theory of the first computer simulation of a living eing
Konstantinow, N. N., McAleer, K. (Translator), Warnke, M. (Editor) & Velminski, W. (Editor), 06.2022, Berlin: ciconia ciconia Verlag. 139 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Hamburg Maschine_revisited: Artistic and Critical Investigations into Our Digital Condition
Kohlhuber , I. (Editor) & Leistert, O. (Editor), 04.2022, Hamburg: adocs. 436 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Protocol
Beuster, G., Leistert, O. & Röhle, T., 31.03.2022, In: Internet Policy Review. 11, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Sicht von oben: Powers of Ten und Bildpolitiken der Vertikalität
Tollmann, V., 03.2022, Leipzig: Spector Books. 358 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Quantum Computing and the Analog/Digital Distinction
Schröter, J., Ernst, C. & Warnke, M., 23.02.2022, In: Grey Room. 86, p. 28-49 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Beweismaterial: Fotografie und ihr Rohstoffverbrauch
Tollmann, V., 2022, In: Springerin : Hefte für Gegenwartskunst. 28, 3, p. 10-11 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Hören, was die Maschine hört
Großmann, R., 2022, Acoustic Intelligence: Hören und Gehorchen. Schürmer, A., Haberer, M. & Brautscheck, T. (eds.). Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf University Press, p. 83-94 12 p. (acoustic studies düsseldorf; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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In der Dämmerung: Studien zur Vor- und Frühgeschichte der Kritischen Theorie
Voller, C., 2022, Berlin: Matthes & Seitz Berlin. 414 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Reichweitenangst: Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters
Müggenburg, J. (Editor), 2022, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 295 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft; vol. 28)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Reichweitenangst: Zur Einleitung
Müggenburg, J., 2022, Reichweitenangst: Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters. Müggenburg, J. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 7-23 17 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft; vol. 28).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Tiefen der Täuschung: Computersimulation und Wirklichkeitserzeugung
Dippel, A. & Warnke, M., 2022, 1 ed. Berlin: Matthes & Seitz Berlin. 172 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
- 2021
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Soziale Medien als Technologien der Überwachung und Kontrolle
Leistert, O., 24.12.2021, Handbuch Soziale Medien. Schmidt, J.-H. & Taddicken, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 1 - 19 19 p. (Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Ruins of Excess: Computer Game Images and the Rendering of Technological Obsolescence
Luersen, E. H. & Fuchs, M., 01.12.2021, In: Games and Culture . 16, 8, p. 1087-1110 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wenn Batterien unter die Haut gehen
Hille, L., 29.11.2021, Reichweitenangst: Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters. Müggenburg, J. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 63-76 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Assistenz für wen? Autonomes Fahren zwischen Norm und Variabilität
Stock, R. & Müggenburg, J., 20.10.2021, Autonome Autos: Medien- und kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Zukunft der Mobilität. Sprenger, F. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 339-358 20 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft; vol. 32).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Segment Introduction
Nigro, R. & Hörl, E., 01.10.2021, Taking Sides: Theories, Practices, and Cultures of Participation in Dissent. Bippus, E., Ganzert, A. & Otto, I. (eds.). 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, Vol. 28. p. 251-257 7 p. (Culture & theory; vol. 211).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Das Phänomen Trump als Effekt von Microtargeting und Psychometrie
Leistert, O., 29.09.2021, Data Politics: Zum Umgang mit Daten im digitalen Zeitalter. Bachor, M., Hug, T. & Pallaver, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Innsbruck: innsbruck university press, p. 19 - 33 15 p. (Edited Volumes).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Constructing strangeness: Exploratory modeling and concept formation
Borrelli, A., 20.08.2021, In: Perspectives on Science. 29, 4, p. 388-408 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Geschichtsphilosophie nach der Geschichtsphilosophie? Perspektiven der Kulturgeschichte im Ausgang von Heinz Dieter Kittsteiner
Blänkner, R. (Editor), Schmieder, F. (Editor), Voller, C. (Editor) & Wagner, J. (Editor), 27.07.2021, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 346 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Introduction: Modeling the Pacific Ocean
Vehlken, S., Vagt, C. & Kittler, W., 20.05.2021, In: Media and Environment. 3, 2, 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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Dual Reality: ( Un)Observed Magic in the Workplace
Bialski, P. & Farid, S., 30.04.2021, Book of Anonymity. Collective, A. (ed.). Brooklyn, NY: punctum books, p. 326-335 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Toward a Kaleidoscopic Understanding of Anonymity
Bachmann, G., McHardy, J., Knecht, M. & Zurawski, N., 30.04.2021, Book of Anonymity. Collective, A. (ed.). Brooklyn, NY: punctum books, p. 16-34 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Between symmetry and asymmetry: spontaneous symmetry breaking as narrative knowing
Borrelli, A., 01.04.2021, In: Synthese. 198, 4, p. 3919-3948 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibilities of Life in Capitalist Ruins
Conrad, L., 04.2021, In: Management Learning. 52, 2, p. 255-259 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Proxies
Kyong Chun, W. H., Levin, B. & Tollmann, V., 02.02.2021, Uncertain Archives: Critical Keywords for Big Data. Tylstrup, N. B., Agostinho, D., Ring, A., D'Ignazio, C. & Veel, K. (eds.). Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, p. 419-425 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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From Learning Machines to Learning Humans: How Cybernetic Machine Models Inspired Experimental Pedagogies
Müggenburg, J. K., 02.01.2021, In: History of Education. 50, 1, p. 112-133 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human–learning–machines: introduction to a special section on how cybernetics and constructivism inspired new forms of learning
Hof, B. & Müggenburg, J., 02.01.2021, In: History of Education. 50, 1, p. 89-92 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Brüchige Hermetik – Zu geschichtstheoretischen Figuren bei Spengler und Kittler
Schnödl, G., 2021, In: Links Rivista Di Letteratura E Cultura Tedesca. 21, p. 33-42 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Critique and the Digital
Hörl, E. (Editor), Pinkrah, N. Y. (Editor) & Warnsholdt, C. L. (Editor), 2021, Zürich/Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag. 296 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Transfer
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Critique of Environmentality: On the World-Wide Axiomatics of Environmentalitarian Time
Hörl, E., 2021, Critique and the Digital. Hörl, E., Pinkrah, N. & Warnsholdt, L. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 109-146 38 p. (Critical Stances).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Cultural Politics of Games
Fuchs, M., 2021, Strategies in Contemporary New Media Art. Grau, O. & Hinterwaldner, I. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Saur, p. 78-86 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Dis/Ability and Digital Cultures. A Media-Archaeological Perspective on Inclusion as a Cipher
Müggenburg, J., 2021, Inklusion als Chiffre?: Bildungshistorische Analysen und Reflexionen. Vogt, M., Boger, M.-A. & Bühler, P. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 93-105 13 p. (Historische Bildungsforschung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Environmentalitäre Zeit
Hörl, E., 2021, Konfigurationen der Zeitlichkeit. Friedrich, A., Gehring, P., Hubig, C., Kaminski, A. & Nordmann, A. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 137 - 162 26 p. (Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie; vol. 7. 2021).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Introduction
Hörl, E., Pinkrah, N. Y. & Warnsholdt, L., 2021, Critique and the Digital . Hörl, E., Pinkrah, N. Y. & Warnsholdt, L. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 7 - 24 18 p. (Critical Stances).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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La pensée du suspens. Mélancolie et politique dans le sans-époque
Hörl, E., 2021, Amitiés de Bernard Stiegler: Douze Contributions réunis par Jean-Luc Nancy. Nancy, J.-L. (ed.). Paris: Galilée Editions, p. 45 - 68 24 p. (La philosophie en effet).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Media Organize: A Companion to Technological Objects
Conrad, L. (Editor), Beyes, T. (Editor), Beverungen, A. (Editor), Pias, C. (Editor), Denny, S. (Editor) & Steinbrügge, B. (Editor), 2021, Hamburg: Kunstverein in Hamburg. 196 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Transfer
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Modeling the Pacific Ocean
Vehlken, S. (Editor), Vagt, C. (Editor) & Kittler, W. (Editor), 2021, Oakland: University of California Press. (Media and Environment; vol. 3, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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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