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.
The Determinants of Political Corruption in Comparative Perspective
01.04.10 → 09.12.14
Project: Dissertation project
The Domestication of the Internet. Reconstruction of Domestic Appropriation Processes of a New Medium (1997-2007)
01.03.08 → 30.04.11
Project: Research
The Ecotechnical Community: Hospitality and the Organisation of Locality
01.10.22 → …
Project: Dissertation project
LIR: The exhibition Les Immatériaux: Interdisciplinarity, Epistemology, Curatorial Subjects
01.10.21 → 30.09.24
Project: Research
The Gender-Governance Link: Gender equality and public goods provision
Welzel, C., Alexander, A. & Klasen, S.
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
01.02.15 → 31.07.18
Project: Research
The Image of Politics and Politicians
Oeftering, T., Kuhn, H. & Gloe, M.
05.03.08 → 17.03.10
Project: Scientific event
The Logistical Museum – Circulation and Connectivity in Contemporary Museum Practice
01.10.22 → …
Project: Dissertation project
The Political Careers of Prime Ministers in Europe, 1945-2019
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M.
01.05.17 → 31.12.20
Project: Research