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.
Pias, Claus
Prof. Dr.
- Professorship for Theory and History of Media - Professor
- Digital Cultures Research Lab - Associated member
- DFG-Researchgroup "Cultures of Critique"
Person: Academic staff
Roloff, Simon
- Professorship for Theory and History of Media - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
Rueda, David Cabrera
- DFG-Researchgroup "Cultures of Critique" - Doctoral candidate
Person: Academic staff
Schneider, Nicolas
Dr.
- Institute of Culture and Aesthetics of Digital Media - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
Schnödl, Gottfried
- Professorship for Theory and History of Media - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
Schües, Christina
- Institute of Philosophy and Art History - Supernumerary Professor
Person: Academic staff