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. Published

    Human Development

    Welzel, C., 2011, International Encyclopedia of Political Science. Bardie, B., Berg-Schlosser, D. & Morlino, L. (eds.). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 4. p. 1101-1104 4 p.

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

  2. Published

    Human Empowerment and Trust in Strangers: The Multilevel Evidence

    Almakaeva, A., Welzel, C. & Ponarin, E., 01.10.2018, In: Social Indicators Research. 139, 3, p. 923-962 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Humanismus und Kulturkritik: Ernst Cassirers Werk im amerikanischen Exil

    Jürgens, A., 2012, Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. 181 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

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    Humanitäres Theater in unmenschlicher Zeit: Zur Situiertheit von Max Reinhardts Il Mercante di Venezia in Venedig, 1934

    Woisnitza, M., 2018, Performativity - Life, Stage, Screen: Reflections on a transdisciplinary concept. Weber, D. A. (ed.). Wien: LIT Verlag, p. 41-70 30 p. (Kulturwissenschaft; vol. 57).

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

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    Humanität und Billigkeit

    Schües, C., 2013, Mythos – Geist – Kultur: Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Christoph Jamme. Andermann, K. & Jürgens, A. (eds.). München : Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 253-266 14 p.

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

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    Human–learning–machines: introduction to a special section on how cybernetics and constructivism inspired new forms of learning

    Hof, B. & Müggenburg, J., 02.01.2021, In: History of Education. 50, 1, p. 89-92 4 p.

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

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    Humans, Materiality and Society: The Contemporary Sociological Relevance of Helmuth Plessner

    Henkel, A., 15.03.2019, In: Human Studies . 42, 1, p. 123-145 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Human Terrain System: Soziale Netzwerke und die Medien militärischer Anthropologie

    Engemann, C., 2014, Soziale Medien – Neue Massen. Baxmann, I., Beyes, T. & Pias, C. (eds.). Berlin/Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 205-229 25 p. (Medienwissenschaftliche Symposien der DFG).

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

  9. Published

    Hungary

    Grotz, F. & Hubai, L., 2010, Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Nohlen, D. & Stöver, P. (eds.). Baden Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 873-946 76 p.

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

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    Hybride: der Raum als Aktant

    Busch, K., 2007, Kultureller Umbau: Räume, Identitäten und Re/Präsentationen. Kröncke, M. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 13-27 15 p.

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