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. 2016
  2. Published

    Tristan Garcia, Form and Object: A Treaty of Things

    Hui, Y., 08.2016, In: Journal for Visual Culture. 15, 2, p. 288-292 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  3. Published

    Upheaval in the Depot’s Wake: Rehearsal and Drawing in the Work of Tamar Getter

    Leeb, S., 08.2016, Putting Rehearsals to the Test: Practices of Rehearsel in Fine Arts, Film, Theater, Theory, and Politics. Buchmann, S., Lafer, I. & Ruhm, C. (eds.). Berlin: Sternberg Press, p. 152-167 16 p. (Publication series of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna; vol. 19).

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

  4. Published

    Variationen des Städtischen – Variationen lokaler Politik

    Barbehön, M. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 08.2016, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 373 p. (Stadtforschung aktuell)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Introduction

    Lushetich, N. (ed.) & Fuchs, M. (ed.), 01.08.2016, In: Performance Research . 21, 4, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The Third Image: Contingencies and Ruptures in the Technological History of Television

    Hagen, W., 01.08.2016, German Television: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives. Powell, L. & Shandley, R. R. (eds.). Berghahn Books Inc., p. 17-32 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Art, Aesthetics and Organization

    Beyes, T., 26.08.2016, A Research Agenda for Management and Organization Studies. Czarniawska, B. (ed.). 1 ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 115-125 11 p. (Elgar research agendas).

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

  8. Published

    Proceedings SMC 2016: 31.8.2016, Hamburg, Germany

    Großmann, R. (ed.) & Hajdu, G. (ed.), 31.08.2016, Hamburg: Zentrum für Mikrotonale Musik und Multimediale Komposition (ZM4). 513 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  9. Published

    Alltag als Form des Widerstands. Oder: Vom Haushalt mit den Bildern. Zum Kino von Chantal Akerman

    Kuhn, E., 09.2016, In: Filmbulletin. Zeitschrift für Film und Kino. 58, 6, p. 54-58 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Municipalismos monstruo | Monster Municipalisms | Monster-Munizipalismen

    Brunner, C. (ed.), Kubaczek, N. (ed.), Mulvaney, K. (ed.) & Raunig, G. (ed.), 09.2016, Wien: eipcp – European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies. (transversal; no. 9)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  11. Published

    Rezension im erweiterten Forschungskontext: Macht & Medien

    Denecke, M., 09.2016, In: MEDIENwissenschaft. Rezensionen. Reviews.. 2016, 3, p. 318-324 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch