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.
- Editor of series
VDG - Verlag und Datenbank für Geisteswissenschaften (Publisher)
Claus Pias (Editor)
2005Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
VDG – Verlag und Datenbank für Geisteswissenschaften (Publisher)
Claus Pias (Editor)
2010Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
VDG Weimar & Bauhaus-Universitaetsverlag (Publisher)
Claus Pias (Editor)
2005Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
Verlag Babara Budrich (Publisher)
Ben Trott (Editorial Board)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
Wochenschau-Verlag (Publisher)
Tonio Oeftering (Editor)
2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Education
- Editor of journals
31 : das Magazin des Instituts für Theorie (Journal)
Roberto Nigro (Editorial Board)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Analyse & Kritik (Journal)
Michael Schefczyk (Editor)
2005 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Analyse & Kritik (Journal)
Michael Schefczyk (Editor)
2004 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
ARTMargins (Journal)
Karen Benezra (Editorial Board)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Ästhetik & Kommunikation (Journal)
Dierk Spreen (Editorial Board)
1997 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research