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. 2023
  2. Published

    Ohne Lehrsatz und Methode: Kritische Theorie als geistige Praxis

    Mattutat, L., 2023, In: Zeitschrift für kritische Theorie. 29, 56/57, p. 99-113 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

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    On Withdrawal: Scenes of Refusal, Disappearance, and Resilience in Art and Cultural Practices

    Eduardo Dávila, S. (ed.), John, R. H. (ed.), Jordan, U. (ed.), Wulff, N. (ed.), Sieber, J. (ed.) & Schneider, T. (ed.), 2023, Berlin/Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 384 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Pandemische politische Ökonomie: Zur kapitalistischen Verarbeitung der Corona-Krise

    Opratko, B., Dowling, E., Brand, U., Boos, T., Daniel, A., Dursun, A., Flecker, J., Kleinschmidt, M., Krams, M., Lange, D., Liebhart, K., Niederhauser, J., Radhuber, I., Sauer, B. & Staritz, C., 2023, Wien, 58 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Unpublished

    Police Uniforms. An Artifact Analysis

    Kretschmann, A. & Legnaro, A., 2023, (Unpublished) In: Behemoth : a Journal on Civilization. 16

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Printing Utopia: The Domain of the 3D Printer in the Making of Commons-Based Futures

    Ibach, M. K., 2023, In: Design and Culture. 15, 3, p. 323-344 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Proof of Stake: Technological Claims

    Beyes, T. (ed.), Denny, S. (ed.), Holt, R. (ed.), Pias, C. (ed.) & Steinbrügge, B. (ed.), 2023, Milan: Lenz Press. 204 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesExhibition cataloguesTransfer

  8. Published

    Refugee Recognition Regime. Country Profile: Niger

    Lambert, L., 2023, Berlin/Oxford, (RefMig Working Paper ; no. 8).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Refugee Recognition Regime. Country Profile: Niger (in French)

    Lambert, L., 2023, (RefMig Working Paper ; no. 8).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Subjektivierung und teilhabende Kritik

    Nigro, R. & Schreiber, M., 2023, Mediale Teilhabe: Partizipation zwischen Anspruch und Inanspruchnahme . Ochsner, B. (ed.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 211-227 17 p. 7

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

  11. Published

    Ten claims on behalf of technology

    Holt, R. & Beyes, T., 2023, Proof of Stake: Technological Claims. Beyes, T., Denny, S., Holt, R., Pias, C. & Steinbrügge, B. (eds.). Milan: Lenz Press, p. 95-104 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContribution of Exihibition cataloguesTransfer