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.

  1. 2022
  2. Published

    Art History Update

    Söntgen, B. (Editor), Graw, I. (Editor), Feldman, J. P. (Editor) & Magalhães, A. (Editor), 12.2022, Berlin: TEXTE ZUR KUNST Verlag. 240 p. (Texte zur Kunst; vol. 32, no. 128)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  3. Published

    Auch Klio dichtet... Über Kunstgeschichtsschreibung und das Schweigen der Archive

    Söntgen, B., 12.2022, In: Texte zur Kunst. 32, 128, p. 30-39 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  4. Published

    Die intime Stadt: Kulturen queerer Verbindung

    Beurskens, K. (Editor), Calbet i Elias, L. (Editor), El -Kayed, N. (Editor), Gribat, N. (Editor), Höhne, S. (Editor), Hoerning , J. (Editor), Hutta, J. S. (Editor), Kadi, J. (Editor), Keizers, M. (Editor), Meubrink, Y. (Editor), Michel, B. (Editor), Nettelbladt, G. (Editor), Pohl, L. (Editor), Roskamm, N. (Editor), Schuster, N. (Editor), Vollmer, L. (Editor) & Trott, B. (Editor), 12.2022, Berlin: sub\urban e. V. 296 p. (sub\urban - Zeitschrift für kritische Stadtforschung; vol. 10, no. 2/3)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  5. Published

    Explore, engage, empower: methodological insights into a transformative mixed methods study tackling the COVID-19 lockdown

    Fritz, L., Vilsmaier, U., Clement, G., Daffe, L., Pagani, A., Pang, M., Gatica-Perez, D., Kaufmann, V., Santiago Delefosse, M. & Binder, C. R., 12.2022, In: Humanities & social sciences communications. 9, 1, 13 p., 175.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    From Revolution to Reformation: From the Figurative Constructivism of the Cologne Progressives to Léna Meyer-Bergner’s Isotype in Mexico as Anti-imperialist Strategy, 1920–1946

    Neugärtner, S., 12.2022, From Posada to Isotype, from Kollwitz to Catlett: Exchange of Political Print Culture. Germany–Mexico, 1900–1968. Buchloh, B. & Harewood, M. (eds.). Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, p. 400–417 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContribution of Exihibition cataloguesResearch

  7. Published

    Uncanny Provenance: Art History and its Double

    Rother, L., 12.2022, In: Texte zur Kunst. 2022, 128, p. 84-97 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Aspekte der Maschinenästhetik

    Broeckmann, A., 12.12.2022, Technik-Ästhetik : Zur Theorie techno-ästhetischer Realität. Ruf, O. & Grabbe, L. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 125-144 20 p. ( Medien- und Gestaltungsästhetik; vol. 12).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  9. Published

    Editorial: Die intime Stadt – Kulturen queerer Verbindung

    Die Redaktion von sub/urban 2022, 10(2/3) & Trott, B., 16.12.2022, In: sub\urban zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung. 10, 2/3, p. 7-15 9 p.

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

  10. Published

    Taking Care of History: Toward a Politics of Provenance Linked Open Data in Museums

    Rother, L., Koss, M. & Mariani, F., 19.12.2022, Perspectives on Data. Lew Fry, E. & Canning, E. (eds.). Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 31 p.

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

  11. 2023
  12. Published

    Aby Warburg and the Art of Translation

    Costa, M. T., 2023, Lessico Warburghiano : The Borrowings of Science in Aby Warburg's Art Writings. Mazzucco, K. & Strozzi, B. P. (eds.). Polistampa Publishing House, p. 37-44 8 p. (The Notebooks of the Colombaria; vol. 9).

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