Rauh, Andreas

Congratulations on passing the viva voce examination
on 21 July 2011.

Dissertation topic:
"The special atmosphere - aesthetic field research."

Doctoral scholarship from the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation (1 April 2008 - 30 September 2010).

Contact address at the University of Würzburg:
Department: Art Education
Email to Mr Rauh

First supervisor: Prof. Dr Rainer Goetz (Art Education, Würzburg)

Second supervisor:
Prof. Dr Karl Mertens
Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Andreas Speer (Philosophy, Cologne)

Class in the Graduate School: Philosophy, Languages, Arts

Doctorate in the Graduate School since WS 2007/2008.

Abstract:
Atmosphere is a basic phenomenon of the reality of our lives. Andreas Rauh examines atmosphere in the conceptual field of aesthetics - initially following the predecessor concept of "aura" (Walter Benjamin). He systematically develops a concise position on atmosphere following Gernot Böhme and emphasises the vagueness of atmospheres.

On the basis of an extended theory of perception with a view to the 'special atmosphere', Rauh shows that atmospheres can be explored within the framework of the qualitative-empirical method of "Aisthetic Field Research", with works by Gerhard Richter taking centre stage as the object of investigation
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Publisher's website for the publication of the dissertation.