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.

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    From Open Access to Open Science: The Path From Scientific Reality to Open Scientific Communication

    Heise, C. & Pearce, J. M., 01.04.2020, In: SAGE Open. 10, 2, 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The topographical imagination: space and organization theory

    Beyes, T. & Holt, R., 01.04.2020, In: Organization Theory. 1, 2, 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    From Phenomenological Self-Givenness to the Notion of Spiritual Freedom

    Hennigfeld, I., 02.04.2020, In: PhaenEx: journal of existential and phenomenological theory and culture. 13, 2, p. 38-51 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Heinz von Foerster and Early Research in the Field of Pattern Recognition at the Biological Computer Laboratory

    Müggenburg, J., 15.04.2020, Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2019 - 17th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers: 17th International Conference, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, February 17–22, 2019, Revised Selected Papers, Part I. Moreno-Díaz, R., Pichler, F. & Quesada-Arencibia, A. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, Vol. 1. p. 116–122 7 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 12013 LNCS).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Historische Wissensordnungen, religiöses Wissen und die Grenzen der Sozialwelt

    Lüdtke, N., 27.04.2020, Religiöse Kommunikation und weltanschauliches Wissen: Kommunikative Konstruktionen unabweisbarer Gewissheiten und ihre gesellschaftlichen Wirkungen. Schnettler, B., Szydlik, T. & Pach, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 59-78 20 p. (Wissen, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft ).

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

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    After Modernization: Der Globalisierungsbegriff als Platzhalter und Rettungsanker der Sozialwissenschaften

    Knöbl, W., 28.04.2020, In: Vierteljahrshefte fur Zeitgeschichte. 68, 2, p. 297-318 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Discursos economicistas de la sostenibilidad: Los momentos determinantes y la pregunta por alternativas

    Meyer, E. & Vilsmaier, U., 30.04.2020, In: Sustentabilidade em Debate. 11, 1, p. 98-110 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    'YouTubers unite': collective action by YouTube content creators

    Niebler, V., 05.2020, In: Transfer. 26, 2, p. 223-227 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch