School of Culture and Society
Organisational unit: Research School
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.
- 2023
Researching Care: Biological, Social and Ecological Reproduction in Times of Crisis
Julia Böcker (Organiser) & Liza Mattutat (Organiser)
02.11.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
The project “Jacaré”. Borys Malkin's Marketing Strategy of a Tairona Collection from Colombia
Laura Felicitas Sabel (Speaker) & Alexander Brust (Speaker)
02.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Una proposta forte per un pensiero debole
Roberto Nigro (Speaker)
02.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Vortrag: Die Erfindung der Mutterliebe
Christina Wessely (Speaker)
02.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
(Not) in Demand: The Berlin Museums and their Acquisitions from the Dresdner Bank 1935
Lynn Rother (Speaker)
01.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
“Wither the side-effects of Digital ID: Citizenship was never meant to be convenient”
Salah El-Kahil (Speaker) & Stephan Scheel (Speaker)
26.10.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Zoopolitics of Life and Death
Chiara Stefanoni (Organiser) & Federica Timeto (Organiser)
17.10.2023 → 18.10.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Academic Engagement and the Politics of Scholarship
Anna Kalinina (Speaker)
16.10.2023 → 18.10.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Vortrag: Exploring the Role of the History of Science in the Anthropocene
Christina Wessely (Speaker)
12.10.2023 → 13.10.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
A Queer Case for the Basic Income at Our Current Conjuncture: Political Philosophy, Individual Rights and De-Individualisation
Ben Trott (Keynote Speaker)
10.10.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research