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.
The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society (Journal)
Volker Kirchberg (Editorial Board)
2006 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
The Karamoja Syndrome: Transdisciplinary systems research informing policy and advocacy
Sacha Kagan (Speaker)
02.2009Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Legacy of German Idealism
Christoph Jamme (Lecturer)
12.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Legacy of German Idealism
Christoph Jamme (Lecturer)
15.03.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The 'Leuphana' culture: Unsustainability in university reforms
Sacha Kagan (Speaker)
09.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
The Leveraged Gift – The Making of the David and Alfred Smart Museum at the University of Chicago
Max Koss (Speaker)
05.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The logic of security, Public lecture
Timon Beyes (Speaker)
23.01.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
The Machine as Myth
Andreas Broeckmann (Speaker)
15.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Many Headed Hydra: When the Sea Looks Back. A Serpent’s Tale
Ulrike Gerhardt (Opponent)
19.10.2017 → 16.12.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › artistic events › Research
The Materiality of Queer Infrastructure and the Reproduction of Queer Social Life in the Corona Crisis
Ben Trott (Speaker)
30.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research