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. 2010
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    Alltag

    Beyes, T., 2010, Lexikon zur zeitgenössischen Kunst von Com & Com: [anläßlich der Ausstellung "La Realite Depasse la Fiction" im CentrePasquArt in Biel/Bienne vom 17. Januar bis 14. März 2010. Hedinger, J. M. & Gossolt, M. (eds.). Sulgen und Zürich: Niggli Verlag , p. 12-13 2 p. (Binding Selection d´Artistes; no. 31).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Alltag in den Medien - Medien im Alltag

    Röser, J. (ed.), Thomas, T. (ed.) & Peil, C. (ed.), 2010, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 317 p. (Medien - Kultur - Kommunikation)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Arbeit am Stereotyp: Konstruktionen des "Jüdischen" in Davi Levys "Alles auf Zucker"

    Fischer, T., 2010, In: kultuRRevolution. 58, 1, p. 43-47 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Architekturästhetische Stadtwahrnehmung als eine Ästhetik der kulturellen Differenz

    Lehmann, K., 2010, Baden-Baden: Deutscher Wissenschafts-Verlag (DWV). 410 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Arts, Culture and Urban Development in Hamburg: Employment and Exploitation

    Kirchberg, V., 2010, States of Transition: Art in the Urban Contexts of Detroit, Baltimore and Hamburg. Niemann, K. (ed.). Michigan, USA: Goethe-Institut, p. 40-50 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    A Theory of Media as a History of Electricity: How McLuhans thoughts about mediation are thwarted by their negation

    Sprenger, F., 2010, McLuhan Galaxy Conference: Understanding Media Today : Conference Proceedings. Ciastellardi, M., Almeida, C. M. & Scolari, C. A. (eds.). Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, p. 71-77 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    Axel Volmar (Hg.): Zeitkritische Medien

    Vehlken, S., 2010, In: Medienwissenschaft. 27, 1, p. 70-72 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    "Being able to love and having to die": Gadamer and Rilke

    Jamme, C., 2010, Consequences of hermeneutics: Fifty Years After Gadamer's Truth and Method. Malpas, J. E. & Zabala, S. (eds.). Evanston, Ill: Northwestern University Press, p. 177-189 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Bildanalysen: Gemälde, Fotos, Werbebilder

    Faulstich, W., 2010, Bardowick: Wissenschaftler-Verlag. 374 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch