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.
- 2004
Analyse & Kritik (Journal)
Michael Schefczyk (Editor)
2004 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Bauhaus University of Weimar (External organisation)
Claus Pias (Member)
2004 → 2011Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V. (External organisation)
Tanja Thomas (Member)
2004 → 2010Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V. (External organisation)
Tanja Thomas (Member)
2004 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Expertise für die Kommission zur Erstellung des 7. Familienberichts
Tanja Müller (Reviewer), Katherine Bird (Reviewer) & Stefanie Bohns (Reviewer)
2004 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
International Federation for Information Processing (ifip) (External organisation)
Martin Warnke (Member)
2004 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Kulturphilosophisches Forschungskolleg Niedersachsen (External organisation)
Christoph Jamme (Chair)
2004 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Raumerweiterungshalle Leipzig (External organisation)
Ulrike Jordan (Member)
2004 → 2011Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer
Springer (Publisher)
Dominik Schrage (Editor)
2004 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
Zentrum Paul Klee (External organisation)
Beate Söntgen (Member)
2004 → 2014Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Transfer