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. Published

    The Body as Medium: Fashion as Art

    Förster-Beuthan, Y., 18.12.2015, From Humanism to Meta-, Post and Transhumanism?. Deretic, I. & Sorgner, S. L. (eds.). Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag, Vol. 8. p. 321-332 12 p. (Beyond humanism; vol. 8).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    The Concept of Spanish Art Crafted through Exhibitions in Spain, the UK and the USA

    Romero Ferrón, B., 2024, University of Western Ontario.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesDissertations

  3. Published

    The Conjuncture of “Corbynism” and the UK Labour Party

    Trott, B. (Editor), 10.2021, Durham NC: Duke University Press. 51 p. (South Atlantic Quarterly; vol. 120, no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  4. Published

    The debate about 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

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

  5. Published

    The Digital Revolution as Counter-Revolution

    Simon, 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. 197-212 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    The Financial Crisis, the Exemption View and the Problem of the Harmless Torturer

    Schefczyk, M., 01.03.2012, In: Philosophy of Management. 11, 1, p. 25-38 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The Forgotten Pioneer Movement: Guidebook

    Gerhardt, U. (Editor) & Husse, S. (Editor), 09.2014, Hamburg: Textem Verlag. 120 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    The “Fragment on Machines” as Science Fiction; Or, Reading the Grundrisse Politically

    Trott, B., 14.07.2018, In: Cambridge Journal of Economics. 42, 4, p. 1107-1122 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Future of Provenance: Digital Cataloguing as Reparative Practice

    Rother, L., Koss, M. & Mariani, F., 13.11.2024, American Alliance of Museums, p. 1-14, 14 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsTransfer

  10. Published

    The Impact of Idealism: The legacy of post-kantian German thought Volume III aesthetics and literature

    Boyle, N. (Editor), Disley, L. (Editor), Jamme, C. (Editor) & Cooper, I. (Editor), 01.01.2011, New York: Cambridge University Press. 321 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook