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. "Other Knowledge" in Artistic Research and Aesthetic Theory

    Brunner, C. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.10.1730.04.23

    Project: Research

  2. Socio-Economic Inequality and Its Effect on Liberal Democratic Culture across the World

    Schmitz, A.-E. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1730.09.22

    Project: Dissertation project

  3. Werkzeug Windkanal. Simulationen in der Stadtklimaforschung

    Zindel, H. (Project manager, academic)

    15.07.17 → …

    Project: Research

  4. Encounter: An art research workshop with Bracha Ettinger

    Genidogan, K. (Project manager, academic)

    15.05.1715.05.20

    Project: Scientific event

  5. 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

  6. Between Logistics and Migration: Duisburg and the New Silk Road

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.17 → …

    Project: Research

  7. Citizenship Education in South Africa and Germany – theories, concepts and practice

    Oeftering, T. (Project manager, academic) & Ngcoza, K. (Partner)

    01.01.1730.11.17

    Project: Research

  8. IniVPol: Instrumente in der Verbraucherpolitik

    Leipold, A. (Project staff) & Loer, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1731.12.19

    Project: Research

  9. Leuphana Arts Program 2017

    Leeb, S. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.01.1731.12.18

    Project: Other

  10. Öffentlichkeit einer Schriftstellerfamilie. Inszenierung und Repräsentanz der Familie Mann

    Klinkenbusch, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.17 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  11. 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

  12. Ehrenamt durch Qualifizierung stärken

    Oeftering, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.1631.05.17

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  13. Autocracies' Counterintuitive Delegation Preferences to International Human Rights Organizations

    Šatra, P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1630.09.19

    Project: Dissertation project

  14. Cultures of Critique: Forms, Media, Effects

    Söntgen, B. (Project manager, academic), Hörl, E. (Project manager, academic) & Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.10.1631.07.21

    Project: Research

  15. DCRL (2017 - 2022): Digital Cultures Research Lab (2017 - 2022)

    Bachmann, G. (Project manager, academic), Bernard, A. (Project manager, academic), Hörl, E. (Project manager, academic), Pias, C. (Project manager, academic), Beverungen, A. (Project manager, academic), Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Leeker, M. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.10.1631.07.22

    Project: Research

  16. FLiF+: Forschungsbasiertes Lernen im Fokus plus

    Hochmann, L. (Project staff)

    01.10.1631.12.20

    Project: Teaching

  17. NEMo: NEMo - Nachhaltige Erfüllung von Mobilitätsbedürfnissen im ländlichen Raum

    Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic), Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic), Samland, U. (Project staff), Marx Gómez, J. (Project manager, academic), Hahn, A. (Project manager, academic), Köster, F. (Project manager, academic), Taeger, J. (Project manager, academic), Winter, A. J. (Project manager, academic) & Woisetschläger, D. M. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.10.1630.04.19

    Project: Research

  18. VERA: Reflexive Responsibilisierung. Verantwortung für nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic), Lüdtke, N. (Project staff), Buss, K. (Project staff), Lindemann, G. (Project manager, academic), Alkemeyer, T. (Project manager, academic), Paech, N. (Project manager, academic), Schulz, R. (Project manager, academic), Pfriem, R. (Project manager, academic), Hochmann, L. (Project manager, academic), Buschmann, N. (Project manager, academic) & Sulmowski, Y. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.10.1630.04.19

    Project: Research

  19. 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

  20. KOSMOS Workshop "Cataloging Logistics 2: Migration, Digitalisation, Forms of Life"

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)

    16.06.1617.06.16

    Project: Scientific event

  21. Gastwissenschaftler Prof. Dr. David Sperling

    Kirschner, U. (Project manager, academic)

    06.06.1624.06.16

    Project: Research

  22. KOSMOS Workshop "Cataloging Logistics 1: Migration, Humanitarism, Borders"

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)

    25.05.1627.05.16

    Project: Scientific event

  23. Kunstkritik und Krisenrhetorik - Modellfall Kunstschriftstellerei

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

    Volkswagen Foundation

    24.05.1607.10.20

    Project: Research

  24. 33 1/3 Revolutions

    Fuchs, M. (Project manager, academic)

    16.05.1629.05.16

    Project: Non-academic projects

  25. Entsolidarisierung und Rassismus

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1631.12.16

    Project: Research

  26. Politiken und Infrastrukturen der Vermittlung mobiler Arbeit

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1631.12.16

    Project: Research

  27. Grey Media

    Conrad, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.16 → …

    Project: Research

  28. Bargfost Symposium, Campinas Brasilien

    Kirschner, U. (Project manager, academic)

    14.03.1616.03.16

    Project: Research

  29. NEMo - Nachhaltige Erfüllung von Mobilitätserfordernissen im ländlichen Raum

    Halberstadt, J. (Project manager, academic), Marx Gómez, J. (Project manager, academic), Hahn, A. (Project manager, academic), Köster, F. (Project manager, academic), Taeger, J. (Project manager, academic), Winter, A. J. (Project manager, academic), Woisetschläger, D. M. (Project manager, academic) & Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.03.1628.02.19

    Project: Research

  30. CAPFLO - Local resilience capacity building for flood mitigation

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic) & Kochskämper, E. (Project staff)

    Europäische Union

    01.01.1630.06.19

    Project: Research

  31. TKG: Transformation - Kultur - Geschlecht

    Hobuß, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1627.06.19

    Project: Research

  32. Affect- and Psychotechnolog Studies. Emergent Technologies of Affective and Emotional (Self-)Control

    Pias, C. (Project manager, academic) & Schrape, N. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.11.1530.03.17

    Project: Research

  33. Einwanderungsland Europa - Wie begegnet Lüneburg der Welt?

    Prien-Ribcke, S. (Project manager, academic) & Müller, A. (Partner)

    01.10.1531.07.17

    Project: Scientific event

  34. Media and Participation. Between demand and entitlement, TP 5: Participatory Critique as Transforming and Transversal "With"

    Bippus, E. (Partner), Brunner, C. (Project manager, academic), Nigro, R. (Partner), Ochsner, B. (Project manager, academic) & Hörl, E. (Partner)

    01.10.1531.07.22

    Project: Research

  35. Sculpture in the Augmented Field (working title)

    Kölmel, M.-J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.15 → …

    Project: Dissertation project

  36. The ParlSpeech Data Set

    Šatra, P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.1517.05.17

    Project: Research

  37. ESA RN2: 9th Midterm Conference of the Research Network Sociology of the Arts at the European Sociological Association: "Arts And Creativity: Working on Identity and Difference"

    Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Guerra, P. (Project manager, academic) & Moreira, T. (Project staff)

    01.09.1531.12.16

    Project: Scientific event

  38. 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

  39. Diversität in Kreativnetzwerken als Bedingung nachhaltiger Stadtentwicklung

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) & Dollereder, L. (Project staff)

    01.09.1531.12.16

    Project: Research

  40. Investigating Logistics: Lifestyles, Migration and the Common(s)

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1531.12.16

    Project: Scientific event