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. 2023
  2. Accepted/In press

    Leben-Filmen. Jonas Mekas’ Taktik des Augenblicks

    Kuhn, E., 2023, (Accepted/In press) Wilhelm Fink Verlag. (Film Denken)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  3. Published

    Lebens-Formen: Ornament, Materie und die Kunst der Einrichtung

    Söntgen, B., 2023, Ornament und Materie: Zeitgenössische Positionen zum Jugendstil im Sanatorium Dr. Barner. Braunlage/Harz: Stiftung Sanatorium Dr. Barner, p. 12-29 18 p.

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

  4. Published

    On Withdrawal: Scenes of Refusal, Disappearance, and Resilience in Art and Cultural Practices

    Eduardo Dávila, S. (Editor), John, R. H. (Editor), Jordan, U. (Editor), Wulff, N. (Editor), Sieber, J. (Editor) & Schneider, T. (Editor), 2023, Berlin/Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 384 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Subjektivierung und teilhabende Kritik

    Nigro, R. & Schreiber, M., 2023, Mediale Teilhabe: Partizipation zwischen Anspruch und Inanspruchnahme . Ochsner, B. (ed.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 211-227 17 p. 7

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

  6. Published

    The debate on technique in the Kunstwissenschaft around 1900

    Costa, M. T., 2023, The Making of Technique in the Arts: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century. Dupré, S. & Hendriksen, M. (eds.). Brepols Publishers, p. 165-184 20 p.

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

  7. Published

    Walter Benjamin, Il compito del traduttore, edizione critica e nuova traduzione

    Costa, M. T., 2023, Milano-Udine: Mimesis Edizioni.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  8. Published

    Machina ex artificium. Zur Maschinenästhetik im künstlerischen Werk Ralf Baeckers.

    Broeckmann, A., 01.2023, Ralf Baecker. Cybernetic Imaginaries.. Seiffahrt, C. (ed.). Berlin: Distanz Verlag, p. 22-27 6 p.

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

  9. Published

    Dada Data: Contemporary Art in the Era of Post-Truth Politics

    Hegenbart, S. (Editor) & Kölmel, M.-J. (Editor), 23.02.2023, Bloomsbury Academic. 304 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Dadadatadada: From Dada to Data and Back Again

    Kölmel, M.-J., 09.03.2023, Dada Data: Contemporary Art Practice in the Era of Post-Truth Politics. Hegenbart, S. & Kölmel, M.-J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 23-40 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Introduction: From Dada Tricks to Post-Truth Politics

    Kölmel, M.-J. & Hegenbart, S., 09.03.2023, Dada Data: Contemporary Art Practice in the Era of Post-Truth Politics. Hegenbart, S. & Kölmel, M.-J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 1-20

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review