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Iris Därmann

イリス・デアーマン

Iris Därmann

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1963-03-17 （Witten, Germany）
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Witten, Germany (birthplace) → Berlin, Germany (Humboldt University affiliation)

Career

Occupations
cultural studies scholar, philosopher, professor
Active Years
1990-
Affiliations
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Memberships
Deutsche Society for Phenomenological Research

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Aus der Nacht heraus. Kinderperspektiven.

2025 cultural studies / children's perspectives

A collection of essays examining experiences of night and darkness from children's perspectives, addressing memory, sensibility, and cultural representations.

children's perspectivememoryrepresentation

Sadismus mit und ohne Sade

2023 philosophy / cultural critique

A study on sadism and the theme of Sade, examining contemporary meanings of sadistic tendencies from literary-historical and philosophical perspectives.

violenceethicsliterary history

Undienlichkeit. Gewaltgeschichte und politische Philosophie.

2020 political philosophy / history of violence

Essays dealing with the history of violence and its implications for political philosophy, reflecting on responsibility, subjectivity, and responsiveness.

history of violencepolitical philosophyresponsivity

Kulturtheorien zur Einführung

2011 introductory / cultural theory

An introductory book outlining basic concepts of cultural theory and major theorists, intended for students and beginners.

cultural theoryintroduction to theorists

Theorien der Gabe zur Einführung

2010 introductory / gift theory

An introduction to the concept of gift and its cultural and social meanings, presenting discussions including Marcel Mauss.

gifteconomies of exchangeanthropology

Figuren des Politischen

2009 political theory / cultural philosophy

A collection discussing political subjects and representations of publicness, exploring images of politics through conceptual analysis.

political subjectpublicnessrepresentation

Fremde Monde der Vernunft. Die ethnologische Provokation der Philosophie.

2005 philosophy / ethnology

A provocation to philosophy from an ethnological viewpoint, rethinking the relationship between culture and reason.

othernessethnographyreason

Tod und Bild. Eine phänomenologische Mediengeschichte.

1995 phenomenology / media history

A phenomenological media history examining representations of death and their relationship to images and media.

representations of deathmedia historyphenomenology

Bibliography

  • Aus der Nacht heraus. Kinderperspektiven. Matthes & Seitz, 2025.
  • Sadismus mit und ohne Sade. Matthes & Seitz, 2023.
  • Undienlichkeit. Gewaltgeschichte und politische Philosophie. Matthes & Seitz, 2020.
  • Kulturtheorien zur Einführung. Junius, 2011.
  • Theorien der Gabe zur Einführung. Junius, 2010.
  • Figuren des Politischen. Suhrkamp, 2009.
  • Fremde Monde der Vernunft. Fink, 2005.
  • Tod und Bild. Fink, 1995.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
phenomenological analytical academic styleconceptual and critical scholarly voice
Recurring Motifs
othernessgift and exchangeviolence and politicsimage and representation

Legacy

Iris Därmann is a German scholar and professor known for work in phenomenology, cultural theory, and political philosophy. She teaches cultural-scientific aesthetics at Humboldt University and is recognized for interdisciplinary research on gift theory, history of violence, and otherness.

Academic Societies

  • Deutsche Society for Phenomenological Research

Archives

  • Holdings in the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)

Trivia

  • Born 17 March 1963 in Witten, Germany.
  • Since 2012 she has been professor of cultural-scientific aesthetics at Humboldt University of Berlin.
  • Served as president of the Deutsche Society for Phenomenological Research from 2009 to 2011.