Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Institute of Fine Arts, Music and Education combines artistic, pedagogical and research-based expertise within the disciplines fine arts and music, with a particular emphasis on contemporary forms and practice. Lecturers offer modules for students enrolled in the Bachelor and Masters programmes within the faculties of Education and Humanities, in addition to the minor programme Popular Music Studies and the Early Childhood Music Further Education programme. Public exhibitions, concerts and other cultural events are of great importance within in the institute. These collaborative projects are innovatively developed and presented with and for our students thereby enriching the cultural life of the university.

Main research areas

Research activities

Junior professorship for Contemporary Art History, Aesthetic Practices

Professorship for Arts Mediation

Professorship for Music Education, in Particular Popular Music
Prof. Dr. Michael Ahlers

Professorship of Musicology, in particular Popular Music Studies
Prof. Dr. Monika Schoop

  1. Published

    Nur das autonome Kunstwerk ist politisch: Betrachtungen zu Ästhetik und Propaganda

    Linde, A., 2010, In: Kunstforum international. 205, p. 86-97 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  2. Published

    Not Ready to Make Nice. Macht und Bedrohung in der populären Musik: Vorwort der Herausgeber

    Ahlers, M. & Wickström, D.-E., 24.10.2021, In: Samples. 19, Sonderausgabe, p. 1-4 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  3. Published

    Not Ready to Make Nice – Macht und Bedrohung in der populären Musik

    Ahlers, M. & Wickström, D.-E., 24.10.2021, Dortmund: Gesellschaft für Popularmusikforschung e.V. (SAMPLES; no. 19)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  4. Published

    Not Just Riot Grrrls! Punk Rock Feminism in the Philippines

    Schoop, M., 2021, Punk Identities, Punk Utopias: Global Punk and Media. Bristol: Intellect, p. 89-105

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

  5. Published

    Notate zu Kunst und Kultur der zwanziger Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts

    Maset, P., 2008, Kulturgeschichte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts: Die Kultur der zwanziger Jahre. Faulstich, W. (ed.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 187-198 12 p.

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

  6. Published

    No Roots

    Zuther, D., 20.08.2017, In: Praxis des Musikunterrichts. 131, p. 4-11 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  7. Published

    No Angels: Daylight in your eyes

    Zuther, D., 2001, In: Grundschule Musik. 18, p. 42-47 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Nicht künstlerisch, sondern musikpraktisch professionell? Der Einzelunterricht in kritischer Reflexion

    Ahlers, M. & Clausen, B., 06.07.2023, Musiklehrer:innenbildung.: Der Student Life Cycle im Blick musikpädagogischer Forschung. Clausen, B. & Sammer, G. (eds.). Münster, New York: Waxmann Verlag, p. 95–114 20 p.

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

  9. Published

    New media as facilitators and tools of (popular) music education: Facts and findings from mainland China

    Yu, L., 01.04.2021, In: Journal of Music, Technology and Education. 14, 1, p. 93-115 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Neuro-Esthetics : mapological foundations and applications (map 2003)

    Elbs, O., 2005, München: Meidenbauer Verlagsbuchhandlung. 211 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch