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

    The city as an entertainment machine / Neo-bohemia, art and commerce in the postindustrial city

    Kirchberg, V., 01.06.2006, In: City & Community. 5, 2, p. 199-202 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    The City is our Anthropo-Scene! Art as a Verb and Urban Sustainability Transformation

    Kagan, S., 2014, Lighting People's Cities. Gay, J., Ong, S. H. & Tan, J. (eds.). Singapore: Oro Editions, p. 97-109 13 p.

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

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    The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

    Dalton, R. (ed.) & Welzel, C. (ed.), 01.01.2015, New York: Cambridge University Press. 355 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    The Clock of the Long-Now: Die Uhr, die Langeweile und der Beobachter

    Sprenger, F., 2008, Paradoxien der Langeweile. Heller, F. (ed.). Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 104–116 13 p. (AugenBlick : Konstanzer Hefte zur Medienwissenschaft; no. 41).

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

  5. Published

    The communism of capital?

    Beverungen, A., Murtola, A-M. & Schwartz, G., 25.08.2013, In: Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization. 13, 3, p. 483-495 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    The Conjuncture of “Corbynism” and the UK Labour Party

    Trott, B. (ed.), 10.2021, Durham NC: Duke University Press. 51 p. (South Atlantic Quarterly; vol. 120, no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    The Contestation of Culture: The Possibilities of Using Cultural Heritage as a Resource in Times of Crisis

    Saretzki, A. & Furnell, J., 06.2013, Cultural Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Strategies. Pechlaner, H., Abfalter, D. & Dal Bò, G. (eds.). EURAC Research , p. 63-78 16 p.

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

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    The Corrupt State of Artificial Intelligence: Clemens Apprich on Machine Learning and Bias

    Apprich, C., 03.2018, In: Texte zur Kunst. 109, p. 136-141 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

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    The Creativity Complex: A Companion to Contemporary Culture

    Metelmann, J. (ed.) & Beyes, T. (ed.), 2018, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 255 p. (Kultur und Gesellschaft; vol. 36)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    THE CULTURAL PRE-REQUISITES OF DEMOCRACY

    Welzel, C., 06.08.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies. Rohrschneider, R. & Thomassen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 76-94 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review