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
University of Trier
Steffi Hobuß (Visiting lecturer)
08.07.2010 → 09.07.2010Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
University of Vienna
Martin Warnke (Visiting researcher)
13.10.2015 → 15.10.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
University of Vienna
Martin Warnke (Visiting lecturer)
01.03.2010 → 31.07.2010Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Education
Western Sydney University
Armin Beverungen (Visiting researcher)
01.02.2017 → 31.03.2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Zentrum für Unabhängige Sozialforschung
Ina Kubbe (Visiting researcher)
04.2006 → 07.2006Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)
Hannah Zindel (Visiting researcher)
06.2019 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
- Leuphana academic councils and committees
Berufungskommission JP Literatur und Theorie (W1) Leuphana Universität (Event)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.10.2022 → 30.04.2023Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Berufungskommission "Politikwissenschaft: Politisches System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der EU" - 2018 (Event)
Julia Oppermann (Member)
21.11.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Centre for Digital Cultures (Organisational unit)
Timon Beyes (Office)
01.2013 → 10.2021Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Centre for Digital Cultures (Organisational unit)
Claus Pias (Chair) & Timon Beyes (Chair)
2012 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees