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

    Theorie der soziokulturellen Evolution

    Runkel, G., 2005, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 173 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 338).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Theorie des Buches

    Faulstich, W., 2010, Vom Eigensinn des Buches. Huffmann, J-F. & Röper, A. (eds.). Berlin: alertverlag, p. 70-78 8 p.

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

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    Theorien des Internet zur Einführung

    Warnke, M., 2011, Hamburg: Junius Verlag . 192 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Theorie und Praxis des Populismus: Zwei Neuerscheinungen zu einem umstrittenen Begriff

    Breuning, F., 01.03.2018, Marburg : Verlag LiteraturWissenschaft.de.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearch

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    The Ornament of Mass Customization: On the Collective Consciousness of Dispersed Examiners

    Simons, S., 2016, Social Media: New Masses. Baxmann, I., Beyes, T. & Pias, C. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 225-246 22 p.

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

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    The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives

    Andeweg, R. B. (ed.), Elgie, R. (ed.), Helms, L. (ed.), Kaarbo, J. (ed.) & Müller-Rommel, F. (ed.), 30.07.2020, 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 864 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    The Oxford Handbook on Media, Technology and Organization Studies

    Beyes, T. (ed.), Holt, R. (ed.) & Pias, C. (ed.), 12.12.2019, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 560 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesTransfer

  8. Published

    THE PARALLAX OF INDIVIDUATION: simondon and schelling

    Hui, Y., 12.2016, In: Angelaki - Journal of the Theoretical Humanities. 21, 4, p. 77-89 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The performatization of space: Comments on the historicity of knowledge and technology in the construction of contemporary performance spaces

    Leeker, M., Baumgärtel, S. A. & Corrêa, T., 24.09.2020, In: URDIMENTO-REVISTA DE ESTUDOS EM ARTES CENICAS. 2, 38, p. 1-27 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The platform as factory: Crowdwork and the hidden labour behind artificial intelligence

    Altenried, M., 01.06.2020, In: Capital & Class. 44, 2, p. 145-158 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review