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.
University of California, Irvine
Christian Welzel (Visiting researcher)
2011Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of California, Irvine
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Visiting researcher)
2012 → 2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of Copenhagen
Marion Reiser (Visiting researcher)
02.2012 → 07.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of Duisburg-Essen (External organisation)
Stephan Scheel (Executive member)
2021 → 2022Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer
University of Duisburg-Essen (External organisation)
Stephan Scheel (Office)
2021 → 2022Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer
University of Duisburg-Essen (External organisation)
Stephan Scheel (Coordinator)
2020 → 2022Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer
University of Genoa
Steffi Hobuß (Visiting lecturer)
03.04.2016 → 08.04.2016Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
University of Illinois
Jan Müggenburg (Visiting researcher)
01.02.2008 → 31.03.2008Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of Klagenfurt
Martin Warnke (Visiting lecturer)
2002 → 2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
University of Limerick (External organisation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Coordinator)
2012 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Education