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

    Feministische Ökonomien und Zeitlichkeit

    Kuhn, E. (Editor), 04.10.2023, Berlin : AvivA Verlag. 200 p. (Frauen und Film; no. 71)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  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

    Queer Studies: Schlüsseltexte

    Laufenberg, M. (Editor) & Trott, B. (Editor), 25.12.2023, 2. ed. Berlin: Suhrkamp Verlag. 576 p. (suhrkamp taschenbuch wissenschaft; vol. 2308)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Orte der Wissenschaft – Bauen für die MPG

    Renn, J., Johnson, J., Kunstreich, J., Costa, M. T. & Schlögl, R., 2024, Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft : Wissenschafts- und Zeitgeschichte 1945-2005. Renn, J., Reinhardt, C., Kocka, J., Schmaltz, F., Kolboske, B., Balcar, J. & Schwerin, A. V. (eds.). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht GmbH and Co. KG, p. 667-683 17 p. 8. (Studien zur Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; vol. 1).

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

  5. Published

    Beyond decolonial African philosophy: Africanity, Afrotopia, and transcolonial perspectives

    Agbakoba, J. C. A. (Editor) & Rainsborough, M. (Editor), 30.12.2024, Taylor and Francis Inc. 303 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Reappraisal and conclusion

    Rainsborough, M., 30.12.2024, Beyond Decolonial African Philosophy: Africanity, Afrotopia, and Transcolonial Perspectives. Agbakoba, J. C. A. & Rainsborough, M. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 271-292 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Desecularising Culture in Method: Five Theses on Syncretism

    Eduardo Dávila, S., 18.07.2024, Berlin : Forum Transregionale Studien e.V.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Responsivity

    Vilsmaier, U., 20.06.2024, Elgar Encyclopedia of Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity. Darbellay, F. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 438-441 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    122. Transformation

    Vilsmaier, U. & Ross, K., 20.06.2024, Elgar Encyclopedia of Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity. Darbellay , F. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 558-562 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. 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