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.
- 2017
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Welt-Bilder und Weltmodelle: Resonanz als Metapherntechnik und Technikmetapher
Görlich, C., 2017, Resonanzen und Dissonanzen: Hartmut Rosas kritische Theorie in der Diskussion. Peters, C. H. & Schulz, P. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 271-290 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Why Notational Iconicity is a Form of Operational Iconicity
Krämer, S., 2017, Dimensions of Iconicity. Zirker, A., Bauer, M., Fischer, O. & Ljungberg, C. (eds.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 303-320 18 p. (Iconicity in language and literature; vol. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Wir sind drin. Zur Gegenwart digitaler Kulturen
Beyes, T., Metelmann, J. & Pias, C., 2017, Nach der Revolution: Ein Brevier digitaler Kulturen. Beyes, T., Metelmann, J. & Pias, C. (eds.). Berlin: Tempus Corporate GmbH, p. 5-11 7 p. (Edition Speersort)(Duisburger Dialoge).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zeugenschaft als philosophisches Problem - Zur Einleitung in diesen Band
Krämer, S., Schmidt, S. & Schülein, J.-G., 2017, Philosophie der Zeugenschaft: Eine Anthologie. Krämer, S., Schmidt, S. & Schülein, J.-G. (eds.). Münster: mentis Verlag, p. 7-24 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2016
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Das relationale Apriori Wiens / Das städtische Apriori des Relationalismus: Stadt, Raum und Text in Robert Musils „Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften“
Schnödl, G., 15.12.2016, In: Le Foucaldien. 2, 1, 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Truth in testimony: Or can a documentary film ‘bear witness’? Some reflections on the difference between discursive and existential truth
Krämer, S., 07.12.2016, In the Beginning was the Image: The Omnipresence of Pictures: Time, Truth, Tradition. Benedek, A. & Veszelszki, Á. (eds.). Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 29-39 11 p. (Visual learning; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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THE PARALLAX OF INDIVIDUATION: simondon and schelling
Hui, Y., 12.2016, In: Angelaki - Journal of the Theoretical Humanities. 21, 4, p. 77-89 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Qu’est-ce que la « marge d’indétermination »?
Hui, Y., 24.11.2016Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research › peer-review
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Figuration, Anschauung, Erkenntnis: Grundlinien einer Diagrammatologie
Krämer, S., 14.11.2016, Berlin: Suhrkamp Verlag. 361 p. (suhrkamp taschenbuch wissenschaft; vol. 2176)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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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
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Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association: DiGRA
Björk, S. (Editor) & Fuchs, M. (Editor), 01.11.2016, Pittsburgh: ETC Press. 261 p. (ToDiGRA; vol. 2, no. 3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Medialität, Performativität und Sprachförmigkeit des Geldes. Drei Dimensionen über das Geld als Denkform zu reflektieren
Krämer, S., 11.2016, Geld! Welches Geld?: Geld als Denkform. Brodbeck, K.-H. & Graupe, S. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 153-172 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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On the Synthesis of Social Memories
Hui, Y., 11.2016, Memory in Motion : Archives, Technology and the Social. Blom, I., Lundemo, T. & Røssaak, E. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 307-325 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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(Review) The Shape of Spectatorship. Art, Science, and Early Cinema in Germany by Scott Curtis. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015.
Wellmann, J., 11.2016, In: Modernism/Modernity. 23, 4, p. 918-920 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Interpassives Spielen
Fuchs, M., 20.09.2016, Phänomen Let´s Play-Video : Entstehung, Ästhetik, Aneignung und Faszination aufgezeichneten Computerspielhandelns. Ackermann, J. (ed.). Springer Verlag, p. 31-41 11 p. 2. (Neue Perspektiven der Medienästhetik).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Rezension im erweiterten Forschungskontext: Macht & Medien
Denecke, M., 09.2016, In: MEDIENwissenschaft. Rezensionen. Reviews.. 2016, 3, p. 318-324 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Proceedings SMC 2016: 31.8.2016, Hamburg, Germany
Großmann, R. (Editor) & Hajdu, G. (Editor), 31.08.2016, Hamburg: Zentrum für Mikrotonale Musik und Multimediale Komposition (ZM4). 513 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Art, Aesthetics and Organization
Beyes, T., 26.08.2016, A Research Agenda for Management and Organization Studies. Czarniawska, B. (ed.). 1 ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 115-125 11 p. (Elgar research agendas).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Introduction
Lushetich, N. (Editor) & Fuchs, M. (Editor), 01.08.2016, In: Performance Research . 21, 4, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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De-Anonymizing Anonymous: Review of: Gabriella Coleman, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy. The Many Faces of Anonymous, London/New York, Verso, 2014.
Heinrichs, R., 08.2016, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 2, Ecologies of Change, 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Tristan Garcia, Form and Object: A Treaty of Things
Hui, Y., 08.2016, In: Journal for Visual Culture. 15, 2, p. 288-292 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Is there a diagrammatic impulse with Plato? ‘Quasi-diagrammatic-scenes’ in Plato’s philosophy
Krämer, S., 11.07.2016, Thinking with Diagrams: The Semiotic Basis of Human Cognition. Krämer, S. & Ljungberg, C. (eds.). Boston: Walter de Gruyter, p. 163-177 15 p. (Semiotics, communication and cognition ; vol. 17).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Thinking and Diagrams - An Introduction
Krämer, S. & Ljungberg, C., 11.07.2016, Thinking with Diagrams : The Semiotic Basis of Human Cognition. Krämer, S. & Ljungberg, C. (eds.). Boston: Walter de Gruyter, p. 1-19 19 p. (Semiotics, communication and cognition; vol. 17).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Thinking with Diagrams: The Semiotic Basis of Human Cognition
Krämer, S. (Editor) & Ljungberg, C. (Editor), 11.07.2016, Walter de Gruyter. 247 p. (Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]; vol. 17)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Kybernetische Biopolitik: (Im)materielle Arbeit am Selbst
Hille, L., 04.07.2016, In: Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialtheorie und Philosophie. 3, 1, p. 94-107 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Spaces with a temper: On atmospheres of education
Michels, C. & Beyes, T., 17.06.2016, The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. Steyaert, C., Beyes, T. & Parker, M. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 312-329 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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A new fully integrated X-ray irradiator system for dosimetric research
Richter, D., Mittelstraß, D., Kreutzer, S., Pintaske, R., Dornich, K. & Fuchs, M., 01.06.2016, In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 112, p. 122-130 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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#3 Unstable Infrastructures: spheres Editorial Collective
Apprich, C., Beverungen, A., Feigelfeld, P., Freudenschuß, M., Hille, L., Luchs, I., Simons, S., Wiedemann, C. & Yoosuf, H., 06.2016, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 3, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Hacking the Classroom: Rethinking learning through social media practices
Bachmann, G. & Shah, N., 06.2016, The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. Steyaert, C., Beyes , T. & Parker, M. (eds.). London/New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 287-297 11 p. 21Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education
Steyaert, C. (Editor), Beyes, T. (Editor) & Parker, M. (Editor), 31.05.2016, London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 550 p. (Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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What’s German about German media theory?
Pias, C., 10.05.2016, Media Transatlantic: Developments in Media and Communication Studies Between North American and German-Speaking Europe. Friesen, N. (ed.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 15-27 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Quantified Selves and Statistical Bodies
Abend, P. (Editor), Fuchs, M. (Editor), Reichert, R. (Editor), Richterich, A. (Editor) & Wenz, K. (Editor), 04.04.2016, 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 196 p. (Digital Culture and Society; vol. 2, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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“Sposi, Amici, al ballo, al gioco!”: Brevi cenni di ludicizzazione … del diciottesimo secolo
Fuchs, M., 02.04.2016, Oltre il gioco: Critica della ludicizzazione urbana. Bittanti, M. & Zilio, E. (eds.). 1 ed. Milano: Unicopli, p. 23-34 12 p. 1. (Ludologica: Videogames d'autore; vol. 28).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Century of Play: 18th Century Precursors of Gamification
Fuchs, M., 01.04.2016, In: Kinephanos. Special issue, p. 9-33 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Point, line, surface as plane. From notational iconicity to diagrammatology
Krämer, S., 01.04.2016, Theorizing Images. Paic, Z. & Purgar, K. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 202-227 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialtheorie und Philosophie: Technik und Technikdiskurse
Voller, C. (Editor), 04.2016, Walter de Gruyter. 241 p. (Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialtheorie und Philosophie; vol. 3, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Spuren, Graphé, Wissenskünste. Zur Episteme der Spur
Krämer, S., 10.03.2016, Der Spur auf der Spur : Sur les traces de la trace. Attia, S., Streble, I., Le Bouëdec, N. & Volkwein, A. (eds.). Heidelberg: Winter Universitätsverlag, p. 19-30 12 p. (Germanisch-romanische Monatsschrift/Beiheft; vol. 71).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Cybernetics: The Macy Conferences 1946-1953. The Complete Transactions
Pias, C. (Editor), 03.2016, Zurich: Diaphanes Verlag. 736 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Phonographic work: Reading and writing sound
Großmann, R., 03.2016, Sound as popular culture: a research companion. Papenburg, J. G. & Schulze, H. (eds.). Cambridge: The MIT Press, p. 355-366 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sound as Musical Material
Großmann, R. & Hanacek, M., 03.2016, Sound as popular culture: a research companion. Papenburg, J. G. & Schulze, H. (eds.). Cambridge: The MIT Press, p. 53-64 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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On the Existence of Digital Objects
Hui, Y., 29.02.2016, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 314 p. (Electronic Mediations; no. 4)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Collectives, Connectives, and the ‘Nonsense1 of Participation
Pias, C., 02.2016, ReClaiming participation: technology - mediation - collectivity . Denecke, M., Ganzert, A., Stock, R. & Otto, I. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 23-38 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Einleitung
Pias, C. & Rieger, S., 02.2016, Vollstes Verständnis: Utopien der Kommunikation. Pias, C. & Rieger, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Berlin / Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 7-13 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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ReClaiming Participation: Technology - Mediation - Collectivity
Denecke, M. (Editor), Ganzert, A. (Editor), Otto, I. (Editor) & Stock, R. (Editor), 02.2016, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 296 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Vollstes Verständnis: Utopien der Kommunikation
Pias, C. (Editor) & Rieger, S. (Editor), 02.2016, 1 ed. Berlin / Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 208 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Zur Aktualität der Rhythmusbewegung im 21. Jahrhundert: Eine Respondenz
Großmann, R., 02.2016, In: Die Musikforschung. 69, 2, p. 157-160 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Queer mobiles and mobile queers: Intersections, vectors, and movements in India
Shah, N., 01.01.2016, Routledge Handbook of New Media in Asia. Hjorth, L. & Khoo, O. (eds.). Abingdon: Taylor & Francis, p. 275-284 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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The messenger as a model in Media Theory. Reflections on the philosophical di-mensions of theorizing Media
Krämer, S., 01.01.2016, Media Transatlantic: Developments in Media and Communication Studies Between North American and German-Speaking Europe. N. F. (ed.). Cham: Springer Verlag, p. 197-213 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Weltentzug und Weltzerfall (world-withdrawal and world-decay): Heidegger’s notions of withdrawal from the world and the decays of worlds in the times of computer games
Fuchs, M., 01.01.2016, Philosophical Perspectives on Play. Maclean, M., Russell, W. & Ryall, E. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 152-165 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Lebenstreue Medien: Von immersierten Körpern zu digitalen Menschmodellen
Kasprowicz, D., 01.2016, Die mediatisierte Gesellschaft: Leben und arbeiten mit immersiven Medien. Hochscherf, T. (ed.). Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 27-39 13 p. (Jahrbuch für immersive Medien; vol. 2015).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research