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 Influence of Political Engagement on Artistic Reputation. Self-Evaluations of Artists.

    Kirchberg, V., Hoop, M. & Kadar, M., 01.08.2023, In: Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy. 9, 1, p. 29-58 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    The Instrument

    Großmann, R., 2021, The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Anthropology of Sound. Schulze, H. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 59-76 18 p. 3

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

  3. Published

    The Instrument as Medium: Phonographic Work

    Großmann, R., 2020, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sound Art. Krogh Groth, S. & Schulze, H. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 436-445 10 p. 23. (Bloomsbury handbooks).

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

  4. Published

    The international encyclopedia of revolution and protest: 1500 to the Present

    Ness, I. (ed.), Azzellini, D. (ed.), Block, M. (ed.), Cohn, J., Conner, C. D. (ed.), Griem, R. (ed.), LeBlanc, P. (ed.), Linch, A. (ed.), Marik, S. (ed.), Omobowale, A. O. (ed.), Rousset, P. (ed.), Tomek, B. (ed.) & Trott, B. (ed.), 2009, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 4280 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesScholarly editions and encyclopediaResearch

  5. Published

    The Invisualities of Capture in Amazon’s Logistical Operations

    Beverungen, A., 01.08.2022, In: Digital Culture & Society. 7, 2, p. 185-202 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The iPhone’s Failure—Protests and Resistances

    Leistert, O., 2012, Moving Data: The iPhone and the Future of Media. Snickars, P. & Vonderau, P. (eds.). USA/ Vereinigten Staaten: Columbia University Press, p. 238-248 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  7. Published

    The ironies of autonomy

    Ganesh, M. I., 01.12.2020, In: Humanities & social sciences communications. 7, 1, 10 p., 157.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The Island of the Day After. The Television Series Lost and the Post-9/11-Era

    Niemeyer, K. & Wentz, D., 2018, Lost In Media. Wentz, D., Beil, B. & Schwaab, H. (eds.). Wien: LIT Verlag, p. 137-154 18 p.

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

  9. Published

    The Italian Parliament in the European Union, edited by Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli, Portland, Hart Publishing, 2017.

    Vercesi, M., 2021, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 13, 1, p. 121-122 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  10. Published

    The Karamoja Syndrome: transdisciplinary systems research informing policy and advocacy

    Kagan, S., Pedersen, L. & Ollech, S., 2009, Sustainability in Karamoja?: rethinking the terms of global sustainability in a crisis region of Africa. Knaute, D. & Kagan, S. (eds.). Köln: Köppe Verlag, p. 143-211 69 p. (Topics in African studies; vol. 12).

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