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

    Familienbande und Beziehungsmuster: Zum Ornamentalen in Édouard Vuillards Grand Intérieur

    Söntgen, B., 2012, Ornament: Motiv - Modus - Bild. Beyer, V. & Spies, C. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 91-115 25 p.

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

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    "Faktisch unwiderstehlich und doch immer noch anfechtbar": Philosophische Überlegungen zum Verhältnis von Dekonstruktion und Evidenz

    Hobuß, S., 2011, Dekonstruktion und Evidenz: Ver(un)sicherungen in Medienkulturen. Thomas, T., Hobuß, S., Kruse, M.-M. & Hennig, I. (eds.). Sulzbach/Taunus: Ulrike Helmer Verlag, p. 43-63 21 p.

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

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    Faire de la recherche avec des artistes. La continuité entre l'art et la science

    Wuggenig, U., 1996, In: Sociologie de l'art. 9, p. 95-119 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Failing and the perception of failure in student-driven transdisciplinary projects

    Vilsmaier, U. & Thalheimer, A., 04.11.2020, Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Failures: Lessons Learned from Cautionary Tales. Fam, D. & O'Rourke, M. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 237-252 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Fahrten & Fährten: Zur Kamera in Eric Hattans Videoräumen

    Kuhn, E., 2016, Eric Hattan Works: Werke Œuvres 1979–2015. Spira, A. & Eitel, L. (eds.). Berlin: Holzwarth Publications, p. 175-185 11 p.

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

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    Exposition eines Mediums: Internationale Photographische Ausstellung Dresden 1909

    Brons, F., 2015, München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. 496 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    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

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    Explorations in Social Spaces: Gender, Age, Class Fractions and Photographical Choices of Objects

    Wuggenig, U. & Mnich, P., 1994, Correspondence Analysis in the Social Sciences : Recent Developments and Applications. Blasius, J. & Greenacre, M. (eds.). London / San Diego / New York: Academic Press Inc., p. 302-324 23 p.

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

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    Explorations in social spaces: Gender, age, class fractions and photographical choices of objects

    Wuggenig, U. & Mnich, P., 10.04.2006, Visual research methods: SAGE Benchmarks in Social Research Methods. Hamilton, P. (ed.). London: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. IV. p. 339-364 26 p.

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

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    Expertise in research integration and implementation for tackling complex problems: when is it needed, where can it be found and how can it be strengthened?

    Bammer, G., O’Rourke, M., O’Connell, D., Neuhauser, L., Midgley, G., Klein, J. T., Grigg, N. J., Gadlin, H., Elsum, I. R., Bursztyn, M., Fulton, E. A., Pohl, C., Smithson, M., Vilsmaier, U., Bergmann, M., Jaeger, J., Merkx, F., Vienni Baptista, B., Burgman, M. A., Walker, D. H., Young, J., Bradbury, H., Crawford, L., Haryanto, B., Pachanee, C. A., Polk, M. & Richardson, G. P., 13.01.2020, In: Humanities & social sciences communications. 6, 1, 16 p., 5.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review