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. 2014
  2. Published

    Literary Trails, Urban Space and the Actualization of Heritage

    Saretzki, A., 01.2014, In: Almatourism – Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development. 4, 8, p. 61-77 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Nation and National Museums, a Contested Relationship: An Analysis of US National Museums in the Twenty-first Century

    Drengwitz, B., Elbers, B., Jahn, L. D. & Wrogemann, I., 01.2014, In: Curator. 57, 1, p. 97-106 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  4. Published

    Age and Future: Phenomenological Paths of Optimism

    Schües, C., 01.01.2014, Simone de Beauvoir's Philosophy of age: gender, ethics, and time. Stoller, S. (ed.). Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 215 - 230 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Ästhetikkolumne: Public Writing

    Kemp, W., 01.01.2014, In: Merkur. 68, 776, p. 38-42 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Democratic representation in transnational citizens’ forums?

    Friedrich, D., 01.01.2014, Political Representation in the European Union: Still Democratic in Times of Crisis?. Kröger, S. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 161-180 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Existential theology

    Grossmann, A., 01.01.2014, Phenomenology: Responses and Developments. Lawlor, L. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., Vol. 4. p. 177-194 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Improving Deficiencies? Historical, Anthropological, and Ethical Aspects of the Human Condition

    Schües, C., 01.01.2014, The Human Enhancement Debate and Disability: New Bodies for a Better Life. Eilers, M., Grüber, K. & Rehmann-Sutter, C. (eds.). Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 38 - 63 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Lifted: A Cultural History of the Elevator

    Bernard, A., 01.01.2014, New York: NYU Press. 309 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  10. Published

    Performing university space: Multiplicity, Relationality, Affect

    Beyes, T. & Michels, C., 01.01.2014, The Physical University: Contours of Space and Place in Higher Education. Temple, P. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 15-33 19 p. 141021

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Uksiążkowienie" jako problem estetyczno-medialny. Obcy - ósmy pasażer Nostromo - studium przypadku

    Faulstich, W. & Strobel, R., 01.01.2014, In: Przestrzenie Teorii. 22, p. 231-259 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch