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
  2. Published

    Bill Yousman: Prime Time Prisons on U.S. TV. Representation on Incarceration

    Rothemund, K., 2010, In: MEDIENwissenschaft. Rezensionen. Reviews.. 4, p. 503-504 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  3. Published

    Border: The Videographic Traces by Laura Waddington as a Cinematographic Memorial

    Kuhn, E., 2010, Images of Illegalized Immigration: Towards a Critical Iconology of Politics. Bischoff, C., Falk, F. & Kafehsy, S. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 129-141 13 p. (Image; vol. 9).

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

  4. Published

    Bustiers, campaign baoule and "The way of peace": Fashion discourses on femininity, identity and politics in Abidjan.

    Luttmann, I., 2010, In: Anthropos. 105, 2, p. 503-537 35 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Bypassing Mathematics: Das Verhältnis von Bild und Zahl in der Geschichte der Meteorologie

    Schrickel, I., 2010, In: Bildwelten des Wissens. 7, 2, p. 9-18 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Conclusion: The Long Shadow of the Grand Coalition

    Grotz, F. & Bolgherini, S., 2010, Germany after the Grand Coalition: Governance and Politics in a Turbulent Environment (Europe in Transition: the Nyu European Studies). Bolgherini, S. & Grotz, F. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 195-206 12 p.

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

  7. Published

    Corruptive Patterns of Patronage in South East Europe by Plamen K. Georgiev

    Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 2010, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 8, 2, p. 269-70 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  8. Published

    Cyberspace Battleground: Kriegsvideos auf You Tube

    Virchow, F. & Thomas, T., 2010, Wahrheitsmaschinen: Der Einfluss technischer Innovationen auf die Darstellung und das Bild des Krieges in den Medien und Künsten. Glunz, C. & Schneider, T. F. (eds.). Göttingen: V&R unipress, p. 107-124 18 p. (Krieg und Literatur / War and Literature - International Yearbook on War and Anti-War Literature. Schriften des Erich Maria Remarque Archivs; vol. 15).

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

  9. Published

    Das Alte Werk Melbeck/Embsen: 55 Jahre Industriegeschichte im Süden Lüneburgs

    Arendt, S. & Seidel, A., 2010, Melbeck: Samtgemeinde Ilmenau. 156 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

  10. Published

    Das digitale Bild des Architekturentwurfs

    Stöcklmayr, N., 2010, UNI*VERS : Junge Forschung in Wissenschaft und Kunst. Bast, G., Bettel, F. & Hollendonner, B. (eds.). Wien: Springer-Verlag Wien, p. 59 - 69 11 p.

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

  11. Published

    Das Forschungsprojekt "Die wirtschaftlich-kulturelle Bedeutung des Rohstoffs Ton für die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg": Eine Förderinitiative der VolkswagenStiftung

    Herdeg, U., Grader, C., Ring, E. & Seidel, A., 2010, Denkmalpflege in Lüneburg 2010. Ring, E. (ed.). Lüneburg: Lüneburger Stadtarchäologie, p. 79-86 8 p.

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