School of Culture and Society
Organisational unit: Faculty
Organisation profile
The School of Culture and Society continues an almost thirty-year tradition of teaching and research in cultural studies at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. At the faculty, more than one hundred scholars from disciplines such as art history, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, sociology, geography and history teach and conduct research in a total of five institutes. The faculty currently offers three majors ("Cultural Studies," "Studium Individuale", and "Digital Media") and four minors ("Philosophy," "Digital Media / Information Technology and Culture", and "Studium Individuale") at Leuphana College and four master's degrees ("Critical Studies - Arts - Theory - History", "Media and Digital Cultures", "Culture and Organization" and "Theory and History of Modernity").
Topics
Die Wissenschaftsinitiative Kulturforschung fragt nach den historischen und kulturellen Grundlagen, Praktiken und Werten der Zivilgesellschaft im 21. Jahrhundert. Aus der Perspektive der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften verbindet die Initiative zwei anwendungsorientierte Forschungsschwerpunkte (Kunst & visuelle Kultur, Medienkultur & Kommunikation) mit einem starken Kernbereich Integrativer Kulturforschung. Beteiligt sind derzeit etwa 20 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Kunst, Medien, Philosophie, Geschichte, Literatur, Soziologie, Politik, Informatik und Geographie/Raumwissenschaft.
- 2019
The Role of Religion in Party Communication: a Comparison of Political Parties in Seven European Countries
Jakob Schwörer (Speaker)
04.09.2019 → 07.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Environmental Governance of the Belt and Road Initiative
Johanna Coenen (Speaker), Jens Newig (Coauthor), Edward Challies (Coauthor), Simon Bager (Coauthor) & Patrick Meyfroidt (Coauthor)
05.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Towards a Blackosmopolitical Proposal: Decolonization Perspectives through the Shift to Singular Knowledges
Katerina Genidogan (Speaker)
05.09.2019 → 07.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
“Identity Politics” and “Universalism” in Social Movements Today
Ben Trott (Speaker)
06.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Susanne Leeb (Visiting researcher)
07.09.2019 → 13.09.2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Artist Talk: Edgar Calel - Laberinto de los pájaros
Sebastián Eduardo (Speaker) & Edgar Calel (Speaker)
08.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › artistic events › Transfer
Fachgespräch Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis90/Die Grünen zum Thema „Facebooks Libra und andere Kryptowährungen“
Oliver Leistert (Reviewer)
11.09.2019Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Cultural Evolution and Subjective Wellbeing: Rising Individualism Rewires Happiness from Religion to Subjective Freedom
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
12.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Political parties, the radical right and religious communication: An analysis of parties' Facebook posts and election manifestos in seven Western European countries
Jakob Schwörer (Speaker)
12.09.2019 → 14.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
“Populistization” of mainstream parties? Mainstream parties’ communicative response to populist and radical right messages
Jakob Schwörer (Speaker)
12.09.2019 → 14.12.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research