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.
Brown University
Lukas Betzler (Visiting researcher)
08.2019 → 12.2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Brokering Intercultural Exchange: Interrogating the Role of Arts and Cultural Management (External organisation)
Lisa Gaupp (Member)
08.2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
British Society of Criminology (External organisation)
Andrea Kretschmann (Member)
06.2015 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Bringing the region back in? German Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) between regional engagement and isolated business
Miriam Hufnagl (Speaker) & Nicole Schulze (Speaker)
25.08.2011 → 27.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Briefing Note: "Understanding Societal Development and Moral Progress: The Contribution of the World Values Surveys"
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Breer, Jonas Mekas und das filmische Tagebuch.
Eva Kuhn (Speaker)
15.11.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Breakbeat-Science als Medientheorie en acte
Malte Pelleter (Lecturer)
19.12.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
'Branches of an Imaginary Marimba'. The Force of Syncretism in Contemporary Art
Sebastián Eduardo (Speaker)
22.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Bourdieu's political capital revisited – Artists' political activities in view of the field theory
Volker Kirchberg (Speaker) & Marie Hoop (Speaker)
21.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bourdieus Fotografie zu den Ökonomien des Elends
Ulf Wuggenig (Lecturer)
22.06.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research