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.
- 2013
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Christian Welzel (Visiting researcher)
2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
OBS-Arbeitsheft (Journal)
Elke Grittmann (Editor)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of unfinished anthology/collection › Research
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Vera van Hüllen (Editor)
2013 → 2015Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of unfinished anthology/collection › Research
Sociologia urbana e rurale (Journal)
Volker Kirchberg (Editorial Board)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Sustainability (Journal)
Sacha Kagan (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Sustainability Science (Journal)
Sacha Kagan (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
University of California, Irvine
Christian Welzel (Visiting researcher)
2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Visual Communication (Journal)
Sacha Kagan (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Walking Artists Network (External organisation)
Sacha Kagan (Member)
2013 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
- 2012
Curator-artist Interactions: Forms of Exchange under the Pressure of the Logic of the Market
Ulf Wuggenig (Speaker)
14.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research