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.
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International Association for Media and Communication Research (External organisation)
Tanja Thomas (Member)
2006 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
International Council of Museums (External organisation)
Volker Kirchberg (Member)
1998 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
IULM University (External organisation)
Volker Kirchberg (Coordinator)
08.02.2012 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Kulturphilosophisches Forschungskolleg Niedersachsen (External organisation)
Christoph Jamme (Chair)
2004 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Volker Kirchberg (Member)
15.01.2016 → 24.01.2016Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Education
Leuphana University of Lüneburg (External organisation)
Ursula Kirschner (Member)
2019 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Raumerweiterungshalle Leipzig (External organisation)
Ulrike Jordan (Member)
2004 → 2011Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer
Research Network External Democracy Promotion (External organisation)
Vera van Hüllen (Member)
2006 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
RNTP - Research Network for Transcultural Practices in the Arts and Humanities (External organisation)
Lisa Gaupp (Member)
11.2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research