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.
Colloquium Presentation at the Political Science Department, Georg-August-University, Goettingen
Christian Welzel (presenter)
11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Colloquium Presentation: "How Civilization Turned into Human Empowerment"
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
10.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Colloquium social critique - 2017
Timon Beyes (Organiser)
15.10.2017 → 01.02.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Colonial Archaeology
Susanne Leeb (Speaker)
09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Colonial Gothic in Contemporary Art
Susanne Leeb (Speaker)
23.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Colour is as colour does: Green and social ordering
Timon Beyes (Speaker)
19.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Combing Wind, Adorning Water. Afro-Indigenous Approximations in the Art Practices of Edgar Calel and Sandra Monterroso
Sebastián Eduardo (Speaker)
25.05.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Coming to Terms with the Imperial Presidency? Constitutional Reform in Kenya
Sebastian Elischer (Oral presentation)
27.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Common Ground #1. On Circles and Revolutions
Rebecca John (Curator), Yogesh Barve (Artist), Poonam Jain (Artist) & Amol Patil (Artist)
05.11.2015 → 10.11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › trade fairs and exhibitions › Transfer
Common Ground #2. On Spaces and the In Between
Rebecca John (Curator), Nihaal Faizal (Artist), Ragini Bhow (Artist) & Tara Kelton (Artist)
12.11.2015 → 30.11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › trade fairs and exhibitions › Transfer