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.
Camera Obscura (Journal)
Kuhn, E. (Editorial Board)
01.2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Buster Keaton. Iconic Turn im Stummfilm
Kuhn, H. (Speaker) & Brons, F. (Speaker)
09.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Bunkersalon gravity: Die Liebe als Wahrheitsverfahren
Hobuß, S. (Speaker)
06.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Buchvorstellung: Dal rifiuto del lavoro alla moltitudine - La filosofia sovversiva di Toni Negri
Nigro, R. (Speaker)
21.11.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Breer, Jonas Mekas und das filmische Tagebuch.
Kuhn, E. (Speaker)
15.11.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
'Branches of an Imaginary Marimba'. The Force of Syncretism in Contemporary Art
Eduardo, S. (Speaker)
22.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
"Branches of an Imaginary Marimba". Indigeneity, Diaspora, and the Nation-State in Contemporary Art Practice
Eduardo Dávila, S. (Speaker)
30.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Bourdieus Fotografie zu den Ökonomien des Elends
Wuggenig, U. (Lecturer)
22.06.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Border - the videographic traces by Laura Waddington as a cinematographic memorial.
Kuhn, E. (Speaker)
30.08.2009 → 01.09.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Boom und Bust: Die Dynamik im Feld und Markt der zeitgenössischen Kunst
Wuggenig, U. (Speaker)
03.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education