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 Making of Les Immatériaux

    Broeckmann, A., 2025, Lüneburg: meson press. 352 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  2. Published

    The Machine as Artist as Myth

    Broeckmann, A., 20.02.2019, In: Arts. 8, 1, 10 p., 25.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The legacy of Idealism and the rise of academic aesthetics

    Jamme, C., 01.01.2011, The Impact of Idealism: The Legacy of Post-Kantian German Thought Volume III Aesthetics and Literature. Boyle, N., Disley, L., Jamme, C. & Cooper, I. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, Vol. Volume III. p. 11-22 12 p. (The Impact of Idealism; vol. 3).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    The Lawless Vitality of Sculpture, c. 1960-80. Formalism’s Monsters, Cybernetic Breakdowns and the Joys of Deviation

    Nachtigall, J., 01.01.2022, Future Bodies from a Recent Past: Sculpture, Technology, and the Body since the 1950s. Dander, P. & Linhardt, F. (eds.). Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag, p. 113-123 11 p.

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

  5. Published

    The international encyclopedia of revolution and protest: 1500 to the Present

    Ness, I. (Editor), Azzellini, D. (Editor), Block, M. (Editor), Cohn, J., Conner, C. D. (Editor), Griem, R. (Editor), LeBlanc, P. (Editor), Linch, A. (Editor), Marik, S. (Editor), Omobowale, A. O. (Editor), Rousset, P. (Editor), Tomek, B. (Editor) & Trott, B. (Editor), 2009, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 4280 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesScholarly editions and encyclopediaResearch

  6. 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

  7. 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

  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 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

  10. 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