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.
- Visiting an external academic institution
Tel Aviv University
Ina Kubbe (Visiting researcher)
26.02.2015 → 06.04.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
The Australian National University
Sabine Stumpf (Visiting researcher)
21.03.2012 → 10.05.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
United Nations Human Rights Council
Pavel Satra (Visiting researcher)
10.2017 → 11.2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Università di Macerata
Steffi Hobuß (Visiting researcher)
04.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Universität Konstanz
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer
Universität Potsdam
Anita Hosseini (Visiting researcher)
07.2012 → 06.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Université Paris-Dauphine
Timon Beyes (Visiting lecturer)
2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of Abomey-Calavi
Susanne Leeb (Visiting researcher)
01.2012 → 02.2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz
Florian Huber (Visiting researcher)
10.2014 → 04.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz
Claus Pias (Visiting researcher)
2007Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Transfer