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
  2. Published

    Bats in the Belfry: On the Relationship of Cybernetics and German Media Theory

    Müggenburg, J. K., 28.07.2017, In: Canadian Journal of Communication. 42, 3, p. 467 – 484 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Babylonian Dreams: From Info-Cities to Smart Cities to Experimental Collectivism

    Apprich, C., 31.07.2017, In: The Fibreculture Journal. 29, p. 10-30 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Computing the City: FCJ-212 Editorial

    Beverungen, A. & Sprenger, F., 31.07.2017, In: The Fibreculture Journal. 29, p. 1-9 9 p.

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

  5. Published

    The Fibreculture Journal

    Beverungen, A. (ed.), Sprenger, F. (ed.) & Ballard, S. (ed.), 31.07.2017, Sydney / Wollongong: The Fibreculture Journal. 180 p. (The Fibreculture Journal; no. 29)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  6. Published

    Train Ticket Sharing: Alternative Forms of Computing in the City

    Bialski, P., 31.07.2017, In: The Fibreculture Journal. 29, p. 115-128 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Epistemic Dependence and Trust: On witnessing in the first, second and third-person perspectives

    Krämer, S., 08.2017, Testimony/Bearing Witness: Epistemology, Ethics, History and Culture. Krämer, S. & Weigel, S. (eds.). London: Rowman & Littlefield International, p. 247-259 13 p.

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

  8. Published

    Kunstkammer, Ostasiatische Weltkunst, Expressionistische Avantgarde neben Rokoko und Bauhaus-Moderne. Die Bildwelten des Leopold Reidemeister, visionärer Erbe Wilhelm von Bodes zwischen Kaiserreich und Avantgarde

    Severin, I. L., 08.2017, Leopold Reidemeister: Ein deutscher Museumsmann. Moeller, M. M. (ed.). München: Hirmer, p. 14-67 43 p.

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

  9. Published

    Social Policy in the European Union by Karen M Anderson. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

    Vercesi, M., 08.2017, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 15, 3, p. 490-491 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  10. Published

    "Technisches Leben": Simondons Denken des Lebendigen und die allgemeine Ökologie

    Hörl, E. H., 08.2017, Black Box Leben. Muhle, M. & Voss, C. (eds.). Berlin: August Verlag, p. 239-266 27 p. (Schriften des Internationalen Kollegs für Kulturtechnikforschung und Medienphilosophie; vol. 28).

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

  11. Published

    Testimony/Bearing Witness: Epistemology, Ethics, History and Culture

    Krämer, S. (ed.) & Weigel, S. (ed.), 08.2017, London: Rowman & Littlefield International. 294 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch