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 Curator as Arts Administrator ? Comments on Harald Szeemann and the Exhibition "When Attitudes Become Form"

    Behnke, C., 01.03.2010, In: The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society. 40, 1, p. 27-42 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The dealer as a genius: the creative industries approach to the history of the 19th century revolutionary art

    Wuggenig, U., 2007, In: Framework. 6, p. 26-29 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    The Democratization of the European Union: an empirical assessment

    Friedrich, D., 16.05.2014, The Democratization of International Organizations. : First International Democracy Report 2014. Finizio, G., Levi, L. & Vallinoto, N. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 168-176 9 p. 12

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

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    The Deportation Gap as a Statistical Chimera: How Nonknowledge Informs Migration Policies

    Scheel, S., 21.06.2024, In: Geopolitics.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The development and future of sexuality

    Runkel, G., 2001, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 153 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 243).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    The development of sexuality and love

    Runkel, G., 2003, 2. ed., Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 266).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    The development of sexuality and love

    Runkel, G., 2002, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 266).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    The development of sexuality and love

    Runkel, G., 2004, 3. ed ed., Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 266c).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    The Diffusion of Values among Democracies and Autocracies

    Deutsch, F. & Welzel, C., 01.11.2016, In: Global Policy. 7, 4, p. 563-570 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Digital Revolution as Counter-Revolution

    Simon, J., 09.03.2023, Dada Data: Contemporary Art Practice in the Era of Post-Truth Politics. Hegenbart, S. & Kölmel, M-J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 197-212 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review