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. 2013
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    Lively Artifacts

    Müggenburg, J., 27.08.2013

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearchpeer-review

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    From the open road to the high seas? Piracy, damnation and resistance in academic consumption of publishing

    Beverungen, A., Böhm, S. & Land, C., 09.2013, In: Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation. 31, 3, p. 241-247 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Globalismus/Globalism

    Leeb, S. (ed.), Lochner, O. (ed.), Raether, J. P. (ed.) & Stakemeier, K. (ed.), 09.2013, Berlin: TEXTE ZUR KUNST Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 256 p. (Texte zur Kunst; vol. 25, no. 91)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Guest editorial: The sustainable city and the arts

    Kagan, S. & Kirchberg, V., 09.2013, In: City, Culture, and Society. 4, 3, p. 121-123 3 p.

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

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    The roles of artists in the emergence of creative sustainable cities: Theoretical clues and empirical illustrations

    Kirchberg, V. & Kagan, S., 09.2013, In: City, Culture, and Society. 4, 3, p. 137-152 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    "And in the end my street will not be the same": The art project 2-3 Streets and its link to (un)sustainability, creative urban development and modernization

    Grigoleit, A., Hahn, J. & Brocchi, D., 01.09.2013, In: City, Culture, and Society. 4, 3, p. 173-185 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Britain and Germany Imagining the Future of Europe: National Identity, Mass Media and the Public Sphere

    Novy, L., 12.09.2013, London: Palgrave Macmillan. 304 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Destinationale Governance-Analyse

    Wöhler, K., 27.09.2013, Governance von Destinationen: Neue Ansätze für die erfolgreiche Steuerung touristischer Zielgebiete. Saretzki, A. & Wöhler, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 103-138 36 p.

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

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    Governance im Diskurs: Kommunikative Steuerung von Destinationen

    Saretzki, A., 27.09.2013, Governance von Destinationen: Neue Ansätze für die erfolgreiche Steuerung touristischer Zielgebiete. Saretzki, A. & Wöhler, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 155-184 30 p.

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

  11. Published

    Governance statt Management oder: Management der Governance

    Saretzki, A. & Wöhler, K., 27.09.2013, Governance von Destinationen: Neue Ansätze für die erfolgreiche Steuerung touristischer Zielgebiete. Saretzki, A. & Wöhler, K. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 35-62 28 p.

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