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.
International experience and recommendations
Michael Koß (Oral presentation)
09.12.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
International Federation for Information Processing (ifip) (External organisation)
Martin Warnke (Member)
2004 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
International Federation for Information Processing (ifip) (External organisation)
Martin Warnke (Chair)
2009 → 01.2013Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
International Flusser Lectures Day - 2010
Claus Pias (Speaker)
30.06.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Authoritarian Regimes Between Commitment and Compliance
Vera van Hüllen (Speaker)
06.04.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
International Interdisciplinary Conference "The Dynamics of Intercultural Dialogue in Lithuania and Europe: Experience, Practice, Prospects" 2008
Sacha Kagan (Speaker)
03.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Journal of Social Research Methodology (IJSRM) (Journal)
Julia Böcker (Reviewer)
01.2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Lecture Series: Studying Through Migration
Manuela Bojadzijev (Speaker)
17.04.2012 → 10.07.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
International Master's Degree Programme in Museology of the Reinwardt Academy, Amsterdam 2007
Volker Kirchberg (Speaker)
26.11.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Migration (Journal)
Serhat Karakayali (Editorial Board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research