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. 2019
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    Novel thought: Towards a literary study of organization

    Beyes, T., Costas, J. & Ortmann, G., 01.12.2019, In: Organization Studies. 40, 12, p. 1787-1803 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    „Etwas Begehrenswertes“: Zur Reproduktion queerer Lebensweisen

    Trott, B., 03.12.2019, In: Prokla - Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialwissenschaft. 49, 197, p. 569-584 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Democratic innovation and environmental governance

    Newig, J., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 05.12.2019, Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance. Elstub, S. & Escobar, O. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 324-338 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    The fight against human trafficking: Drivers and spoilers

    Ravlik, M. V., 06.12.2019, Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. 224 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Planning Table

    Conrad, L., 10.12.2019, Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology and Organization Studies. Beyes, T., Holt, R. & Pias, C. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 321-332 12 p.

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

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    By Means of Which: Media, Technology, Organisation

    Beyes, T., Holt, R. & Pias, C., 12.12.2019, The Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology, and Organization Studies. Beyes, T., Pias, C. & Holt, R. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 498-514 17 p.

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

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    Calendar

    Hoof, F., 12.12.2019, Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology, and Organization Studies. Beyes, T., Holt, R. & Pias, C. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 54-67 14 p.

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

  10. Published

    Coffee Machine as a mediating technology of organization

    Bachmann, G. & Bialski, P., 12.12.2019, Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology and Organization Studies . Beyes, T., Holt, R. & Pias, C. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 116-124 9 p.

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

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    Colour Chart

    Beyes, T., 12.12.2019, The Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology, and Organization Studies. Beyes, T., Pias, C. & Holt, R. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 125-135 11 p.

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