Institute of Philosophy and Art History
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The institute consists of two departments: philosophy and art history.
Main research areas
Since the winter semester 2016/17, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has established a DFG Research Training Group, "Cultures of Critique. Forms, Media, Effects", in which the IPK is significantly involved (speaker: Prof. Dr. Beate Söntgen).
The Institute is also represented at the Leuphana Institute of Advanced Studies for Culture and Society (co-director: Prof. Dr. Susanne Leeb) and is significantly involved in the Center for Critical Studies (speaker: Dr. Ben Trott).
With the Lichtenberg Professorship (Prof. Dr. Lynn Rother), funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, Leuphana University has the first permanent full professorship dedicated entirely to questions of provenance research, looted art, and restitution.
The Kunstraum, which is connected to the Institute of Philosophy and Art History, offers a close practical connection to contemporary art and its actors.
German National Academic Foundation (External organisation)
Hobuß, S. (Member)
22.01.2015 → 24.01.2015Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Education
German Maritime Museum – Leibniz Institute for Maritime History (DSM) (External organisation)
Rother, L. (Member)
2023Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
German Lost Art Foundation (Publisher)
Rother, L. (Reviewer)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Transfer
Gerechtigkeit oder Kritik der Macht? Der Kampf um die Gleichfreiheit und die Eroberung von Räumen der Freiheit
Nigro, R. (Lecturer)
06.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Generalized Between Icon, Symbol and Index: The Physical Dimension in Isotype and Unicode
Neugärtner, S. (Speaker)
11.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Gender, Sexuality and Contentious Speech Today
Trott, B. (Speaker)
15.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gender, Queer and Transgender Studies workshop for doctoral candidates (Duke University - Leuphana University )
Trott, B. (Organiser) & Rosenberg, G. (Organiser)
18.03.2025 → 19.03.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Gender, Queer and Transgender Studies - Workshop for Doctoral Candidates
Trott, B. (Organiser) & Rosenberg, G. (Organiser)
24.06.2025 → 25.06.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Gemeinschaft zwischen Lassen und Tun.: Ein Vortrag im Dialog mit Nicola Tams
Hobuß, S. (Lecturer)
02.10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gegenwart: Hannah Arendt & Susan Sontag
Costa, M. T. (Speaker) & Kramer, S. (Speaker)
26.11.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education