School of Culture and Society

Organisational unit: Research School

Organisation profile

Leuphana University Lüneburg's School of Culture and Society is driven by the deep conviction that contemporary scientific and societal challenges can only be addressed by transcending traditional academic disciplines. Our college’s five institutes feature more than one hundred faculty from disciplines including art history, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, sociology, geography, and history. Together, they form a highly integrated network in terms of both their research and teaching, continuing a successful tradition of cooperation and collaboration in cultural studies that has defined our programme for almost forty years.

Main research areas

 

Culture and Society at Leuphana

More than 100 academics from the humanities and social sciences work at the School of Culture and Society at Leuphana. They pursue the shared goal of further developing the cultural studies project in the context of changing socio-cultural conditions. The point is not to dissolve individual disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, but rather to establish a specific cultural studies programme that aims at a critique of the present.

Research Areas

The School of Culture and Society focuses on cross-disciplinary research that explores questions that are highly significant to contemporary society. Our two primary research areas (Digital Cultures and Cultures of Critique) and our one research initiative (Cultures of Conflict) form a framework for innovative, advanced research in cultural studies. All of these research areas rely heavily on collaboration, and they include colloquia, conferences, and summer programs as well as ongoing collaborations with numerous externally funded projects.

 

  1. The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present

    O'Sullivan, E. (Project manager, academic), Immel, A. (Partner), Lathey, G. (Partner), Morgado, M. R. (Partner), Rutschmann, V. (Partner) & Renonciat, A. (Partner)

    04.12.09 → …

    Project: Research

  2. Ecologies, Collections, and Contested Heritage: (Un-)Natural History and Italian Colonial Ambitions in Africa

    Schulz, V.-S. (Project manager, academic) & Gabriel, J. M. (Project manager, academic)

    Project: Scientific event

  3. Instrumentality meets Materiality

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic) & Wolf, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1931.10.19

    Project: Scientific event

  4. Mediengeschichte u. kritische Publizistik

    Lahme, T. M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1429.02.20

    Project: Other

  5. SaM: Die Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Holz, V. (Project staff), Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff), Grigoleit, A. (Project staff) & Wedler, P. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1531.01.18

    Project: Research

  6. IP TM 1.1 KT 11: Internes Projektbudget KT 11 - Hybrid Publishing

    Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic) & Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    01.05.1231.03.16

    Project: Other

  7. Videos für Wikipedia-Artikel

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.05.1431.12.14

    Project: Research

  8. Internationales Symposium "Narrating Culture(s) in Museums and Exhibitions"

    Söntgen, B. (Project manager, academic) & Leeb, S. (Project manager, academic)

    18.01.1819.01.18

    Project: Scientific event

  9. Leuphana Soundscape

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic) & Engelberg, B. (Project staff)

    01.07.1330.06.14

    Project: Practical Project

  10. Deliberative Bürgerbeteiligung in der deutschen Debatte um Priorisierung in der medizinischen Versorgung - Potentiale und Grenzen

    Stumpf, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1231.03.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  11. Transmoderne Formationen – Die Gruppe H2SO4 in Georgien der 1920er

    Tchelidze, K. (Project manager, academic)

    Project: Dissertation project

  12. PusH: Precarious Housing in Europe. Pushing for Innovation in Higher Education

    Münch, S. (Project manager, academic) & Siede, A. (Project staff)

    01.09.1931.08.22

    Project: Research

  13. Treueschwur und Realitätsverlust. Phasen und Dispositive auditiver Medienkultur

    Großmann, R. (Project manager, academic) & Pelleter, M. (Project manager, academic)

    19.02.1520.02.15

    Project: Scientific event

  14. Jugend und Politik - ein schwieriges Verhältnis? Schüler als Jugendforscher

    Friedrich, D. (Project manager, academic) & Lutter, A. (Project manager, academic)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    01.09.1231.03.15

    Project: Practical Project

  15. Transform: Transform

    Wuggenig, U. (Project manager, academic) & Steinbrügge, B. (Project staff)

    Europäische Union

    01.10.0506.04.09

    Project: Research

  16. DigID: Doing Digital Identities

    Scheel, S. (Project manager, academic), El-Kahil, S. (Project staff), O'Brien, O. (Project staff), Lambert, L. (Project staff) & Hargyono, S. (Project staff)

    01.02.2331.01.28

    Project: Research

  17. Archivio Nicola Massimo De Feo

    Nigro, R. (Coordination), Marzocca, O. (Coordination), Casale, R. (Coordination), Ciccarelli, R. (Project staff), Licinio, A. (Project staff), Marzocca, O. (Project staff), Nigro, R. (Project staff), Casale, R. (Project staff), Gadaleta, C. (Project staff), di Girolamo, C. (Project staff), Papagni, S. (Project staff) & Spagnuolo, M. (Project staff)

    01.02.20 → …

    Project: Research

  18. Netzwerk "Externe Demokratisierungspolitik" (EDP)

    van Hüllen, V. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1530.04.19

    Project: Other

  19. CES Summer School: Artistic and Other Creative Practices as Drivers for Urban Resilience

    Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Duxbury, N. (Project manager, academic), Haley, D. (Project manager, academic), Blanc, N. (Project manager, academic) & Holz, V. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1530.11.16

    Project: Scientific event

  20. The Political Careers of Prime Ministers in Europe, 1945-2019

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Vercesi, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1731.12.20

    Project: Research

  21. Die Dialektik des Body Politic: Eine Studie zum Wandel des neuzeitlich sozialen Körpers

    Esch, F. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.22 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  22. Förderung Autorenworkshop Sonderheft ZPOL November 2018 durch Thyssenstiftung

    Münch, S. (Project manager, academic), Barbehön, M. (Partner) & Schlag, G. (Partner)

    01.10.1831.03.19

    Project: Scientific event

  23. The Image of Politics and Politicians

    Oeftering, T. (Project manager, academic), Kuhn, H.-W. (Project manager, academic) & Gloe, M. (Project manager, academic)

    05.03.0817.03.10

    Project: Scientific event

  24. PriMus: Promovieren im Museum

    Söntgen, B. (Project manager, academic), Leeb, S. (Project manager, academic) & Klinkenbusch, I. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.01.1701.09.20

    Project: Research

  25. PPGG-Programm PELP -Public Policy and Good Governance

    Friedrich, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.0930.06.15

    Project: Teaching

  26. Werkzeug Windkanal. Simulationen in der Stadtklimaforschung

    Zindel, H. (Project manager, academic)

    15.07.17 → …

    Project: Research

  27. Workshop externe PR Print oder Online

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Adam, U. (Project staff)

    01.07.1131.07.11

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  28. Field Research: Art World Zurich

    Wuggenig, U. (Project manager, academic), Prinz, S. (Partner) & Tarnai, C. (Partner)

    Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst

    01.12.0831.08.17

    Project: Research

  29. Linie Figur Grund. Tanzdarstellungen bei Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

    Mordhorst, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.12 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  30. Regierungssysteme in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Die neuen EU-Staaten im Vergleich.

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Grotz, F. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0831.08.10

    Project: Research

  31. Sociology of Sustainability

    Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic), Lindemann, G. (Project manager, academic), Lüdtke, N. (Project staff), Neckel, S. (Project manager, academic), Kaldewey, D. (Project manager, academic), Block, K. (Project manager, academic), Barth, T. (Project manager, academic), Besio, C. (Project manager, academic), Böschen, S. (Project manager, academic), Dickel, S. (Project manager, academic), Rödder, S. (Project manager, academic), Schloßberger, M. (Project manager, academic) & Wendt, B. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.10.1630.09.19

    Project: Research

  32. Gamers' games: narratives of opposition, independence and engagement in video game culture

    Ruffino, P. (Project manager, academic)

    22.09.0901.01.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  33. SaM: Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Holz, V. (Project staff) & Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1531.01.19

    Project: Research

  34. BMoS: Blockchains. Media of Sovereignty

    Leistert, O. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.06.2031.05.23

    Project: Research

  35. Pratiques de pouvoir et formes de représentation

    Nigro, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1031.12.16

    Project: Research

  36. UMS: Urban Music Studies Scholars´Network

    Kuchar, R. (Project manager, academic), Barber-Kersovan, A. (Project manager, academic), Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) & Gaupp, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.18 → …

    Project: Research

  37. The Mediatized Home: Changes of Domestic Communication Cultures

    Röser, J. (Project manager, academic) & Peil, C. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.11.1028.09.12

    Project: Research

  38. LESÖB: Lebensweltorientierte Konstruktion von (nachhaltigen) Lernaufgaben in der sozioökonomischen Bildung

    Oeftering, T. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, A. (Project manager, academic), Oppermann, J. (Project staff) & Hantke, H. (Project staff)

    01.10.1731.12.18

    Project: Research