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.
Socio-Economic Inequality and Its Effect on Liberal Democratic Culture across the World
01.10.17 → 30.09.22
Project: Dissertation project
The Contagion Effect of New Populist Actors on Mainstream Parties' Communication
01.10.17 → …
Project: Research
International Conference: Judgement Practices in the Artistic Field.
29.11.17 → 01.12.17
Project: Scientific event
European Haniel Program on Entrepreneurship and the Humanities
Beyes, T., Metelmann, J. & Johnsen, R.
01.01.18 → 30.09.25
Project: Other
Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature - erweiterte und aktualisierte Ausgabe
01.01.18 → 01.01.23
Project: Research
The Cool Water Effect: Why Human Civilization Turned towards Emancipation in Cold-Wet Regions
01.01.18 → 31.12.24
Project: Research
UMS: Urban Music Studies Scholars´Network
Kuchar, R., Barber-Kersovan, A., Kirchberg, V. & Gaupp, L.
01.01.18 → …
Project: Research
Internationales Symposium "Narrating Culture(s) in Museums and Exhibitions"
18.01.18 → 19.01.18
Project: Scientific event
Career patterns and political performance of Prime Ministers in Central East European Democracies
01.02.18 → 30.06.20
Project: Research
Scholarship for a visiting scientist via Wissenschaft.Niedersachsen.Weltoffen
01.02.18 → 31.01.21
Project: Research
ZOMiDi: Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und die Herausforderungen von Migration und Diversität
Karakayali, S., von Unger, H. & Schönwälder, K.
01.02.18 → 31.07.21
Project: Research
D’EST: A Multi-Curatorial Online Platform for Video Art from the Former ‘East’ and ‘West’
15.02.18 → 31.12.24
Project: Research
Gamification. Shifting Boundaries between the Ludic and the Non-Ludic
Fuchs, M., Pias, C., Raessens, J. & Bogost, I.
01.04.18 → 30.06.21
Project: Research