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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    On Repetition and Endurance

    Sieber, J., 2019, Eva Funk: HELP ME TO BE A SPOON. Berlin: Goldrausch Frauennetzwerk Berlin e.V., 16 p. (Goldrausch Künstlerinnen Projekt).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherTransfer

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    On the Difficulty of Forgetting: Recollections of the Basel Symposium on Chantal Akerman

    Kuhn, E. & Holl, U., 01.05.2019, In: Camera Obscura. 34, 1, p. 163-183 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    On the Epistemology of Computer Simulation

    Pias, C., 2011, In: Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung. 2, 1, p. 29-54 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    On the Existence of Digital Objects

    Hui, Y., 29.02.2016, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 314 p. (Electronic Mediations; no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    On the last mile: Logistical urbanism and the transformation of labour

    Altenried, M., 01.01.2019, In: Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation. 13, 1, p. 114-129 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    On the Mythical Atmosphere of the Digital World

    Milani, B., 2022, In: Technology and Language. 3, 4, p. 21-29 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    On the Question of Blockchain Activism

    Leistert, O., 01.03.2018, The Routledge Companion to Media and Activism.. Meikle, G. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 376-384 9 p.

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

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    On the Question of the Restoration of Wall Paintings

    Koss, M. & Riegl, A., 01.09.2020, In: West 86th. 27, 2, p. 250-269 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    On the Soul of Technical Objects: Commentary on Simondon’s ‘Technics and Eschatology’ (1972)

    Hui, Y., 01.11.2018, In: Theory, Culture & Society. 35, 6, p. 97-111 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    On the Spot: The Double Immersion of Virtual Reality

    Warnke, M., 30.10.2015, Immersion in the Visual Arts and Media. Liptay, F. (ed.). Leiden: Rodopi, p. 204 - 213 10 p. ( Studies in Intermediality; vol. 9).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review