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.
- Bodies of public institutions
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V. (External organisation)
Peter Pez (Coordinator)
11.2013 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Education
International Migration Research Network (External organisation)
Stephan Scheel (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt (External organisation)
Katrin Grögel (Member)
2012 → 2015Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
Kunstverein Springhornhof in Neuenkirchen (External organisation)
Martin Warnke (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
Literaturbüro Lüneburg e.V. (External organisation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
05.2016 → 05.2022Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
Universität Hamburg (External organisation)
Michael Schefczyk (Member)
01.04.2013 → 15.03.2015Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
University College London (External organisation)
Michael Schefczyk (Member)
01.05.2013 → 30.04.2018Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
- Learned societies and special interest organisations
Akteurinnen für urbanen Ungehorsam (External organisation)
Maja-Lee Voigt (Chair), Cesrin Schneider (Chair), Charlotte Niewerth (Chair) & Juliane Bötel (Chair)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
American Comparative Literature Association (External organisation)
Katrin Dettmer (Member)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI) (External organisation)
Volker Kirchberg (Member)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research