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.

  1. 2009
  2. Published

    Political elites

    Blondel, J. & Müller-Rommel, F., 02.09.2009, The Oxford handbook of political behavior. Dalton, R. J., Klingemann, H-D. & Goodin, R. E. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 818-832 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Auf der Suche nach dem großen Unterschied: Geschlechterinszenierungen in populären Wissensmagazinen

    Maier, T., 07.09.2009, In: Medienheft. 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Part II: Strange Company Coming Over

    Birkenstock, E. & Gerhardt, U., 10.2009, Stefan Panhans: 5 Videos. Busch, K. (ed.). Kornwestheim : Brockhaus Commission, p. 96-100 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Die Verfügbarkeit der Dinge: Eine historische Soziologie des Konsums

    Schrage, D., 05.10.2009, Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag. 286 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  6. Published

    "It's all in the mix": Constructing ethnic segregation as a social problem in Germany

    Münch, S., 12.2009, In: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 24, 4, p. 441-455 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  8. Published

    S is for Spaniard: the representation of foreign nations in ABCs and picturebooks

    O'Sullivan, E., 12.2009, In: European Journal of English Studies. 13, 3, p. 333-349 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Laudatio: Verleihung des Wissenschaftspreises 2009 der DVPW für eine Arbeit aus dem Forschungsbereich "Nachhaltige Politik" an Philipp H. Pattberg

    Breitmeier, H., Brühl, T. & Saretzki, T., 01.12.2009, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 50, 4, p. 830-831 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  10. 2010
  11. Published

    Aesthetic Design of Masonry Arch Bridges

    Ohler, A. & Kirschner, U., 2010, Proceedings of the Eight International Masonry Conference 2010. Jäger, W., Haseltine, B. & Fried, A. (eds.). The Masonry Society, p. 383-392 9 p. (Masonry : Proceedings of the British Masonry Society; vol. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Aesthetics of Sustainability for the Ecological Age: Towards a Literacy of Complexity

    Kagan, S., 2010, Arts. Environment. Sustainability.: A Collection of Visions. Singapore: Asia Europe Foundation, p. 17-18 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to scientific reportsResearch