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. 2017
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    The Form of Becoming: Embryology and the Epistemology of Rhythm, 1760-1830

    Wellmann, J., 03.2017, New York: Zone Books. 423 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

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    Wir sind ihr

    Leeb, S. (ed.), Draxler, H. (ed.) & Graw, I. (ed.), 03.2017, Berlin: TEXTE ZUR KUNST Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 248 p. (Texte zur Kunst; vol. 27, no. 105)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Performing the Digital: Performativity and Performance Studies in Digital Cultures

    Leeker, M. (ed.), Schipper, I. (ed.) & Beyes, T. (ed.), 01.03.2017, Bielefeld : transcript Verlag. 300 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft; vol. 11)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Otto Mueller, Brücke-Museum Berlin, (2014) Hirmer Verlag, München, Christiane Remm (Hg.)

    Severin, I. L., 28.03.2017

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearch

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    Soziologie der Nachhaltigkeit: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven

    Henkel, A., Böschen, S., Drews, N., Firnenburg, L., Görgen, B., Grundmann, M., Lüdtke, N., Pfister, T., Rödder, S. & Wendt, B., 04.2017, Münster: Universität Münster. 30 p. (SuN : Beiträge zur sozial-ökologischen Transformationsforschung; vol. Sonderausgabe , no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Art, Territory, and the Ecology of Time

    Brunner, C. & Raunig, G., 01.04.2017, Public Space? Lost and Found. Urbonas, G., Lui, A. & Freeman, L. (eds.). Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, p. 119-128 10 p.

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

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    Flattening As Cultural Technique: Epistemic and Aesthetic Functions of Inscribed Surfaces

    Krämer, S., 01.04.2017, In: Journal of the American Musicological Society. 70, 1, p. 239-244 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Pitfalls in the Study of Democratization: Testing the Emancipatory Theory of Democracy

    Welzel, C., Inglehart, R. & Kruse, S., 01.04.2017, In: British Journal of Political Science. 47, 2, p. 463-472 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Prime Ministerial Careers in the European Union: Does gender make a difference?

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 03.04.2017, In: European Politics and Society. 18, 2, p. 245-262 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review