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.
Steierwald, Ulrike
Prof. Dr.
- Professorship for German Literature - Professor
- Institute of History and Literary Cultures - Associated member
Person: Academic staff
Stubenrauch, Heiko
- Professorship for Philosophy, especially Continental Philosophy - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
Voller, Christian
- Professorship for Media Culture and Media Philosophy - Research associate
- Institute of Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
von Xylander, Cheryce
Dr.
- Professorship for Sociology of the Arts - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
Waters, Anthony
Prof. Dr.
- Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organization - Visiting professor
Person: Academic staff
Wuggenig, Ulf
Dr.
- Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organization - Guest scientist
- Art Room of Leuphana University - Guest scientist
Person: Academic staff