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
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
- Bodies of private companies and organisations
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V. (External organisation)
Serhat Karakayali (Member)
2019 → 2022Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer
Volkswagen AG (External organisation)
Christina Wessely (Member)
2017 → 2020Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer
Volkswagen Foundation (External organisation)
Beate Söntgen (Member of the Board of Curators)
2011 → 2021Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer
Volkswagen Foundation (External organisation)
Christina Wessely (Member)
04.2023 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer
Volkswagen Foundation (External organisation)
Christina Wessely (Member)
2017 → 2020Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer