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

    Throwing Bombs in the Consciousness of the Masses: The Red Army Faction and Its Mediality

    Balz, H., 15.01.2014, Media and Revolt: Strategies and Performances from the 1960s to the Present. Fahlenbach, K., Sivertsen, E. & Werebskjold, R. (eds.). New York: Berghahn Books, p. 267-282 16 p. (Protest, culture and society; no. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Ticio Escobar: Towards a Popular Art

    Benezra, K., 01.04.2022, In: Journal of Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture. 4, 2, p. 86-94 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Tiefenzeit

    Stoffel, P., 10.03.2020, Formen der Zeit: Ein Wörterbuch der ästhetischen Eigenzeiten. Gamper, M., Hühn, H. & Richter, S. (eds.). Hannover: Wehrhahn Verlag, p. 365-372 8 p. (Ästhetische Eigenzeiten; vol. 16).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Tim Houghton, Ed.: Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. Does EU Membership Matter?

    Grotz, F., 10.2011, In: Osteuropa. 61, 10, p. 138-139 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Timo Nasseri

    Gerhardt, U., 2013, Utopie beginnt im Kleinen - 12. Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach. Dziewior, Y. & Nollert, A. (eds.). Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, p. 140-141 2 p.

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

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    Tim und Struppi im „Land der Philosophen“

    Kuhn, H., 2019, 10 Minuten Philosophie. Drechsler, K. & Jamme, C. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 167-171 5 p.

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

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    "To Arlene on Wings of Love": Shared Forms of Life, Art, and Writing

    Lochner, O., 28.07.2020, Critique: The Stakes of Form. Khatib, S., Kuhn, H., Lochner, O., Mehl, I. & Söntgen, B. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 117-138 22 p.

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

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    To Die For: Modern Femininity and the Quest for Anti-Hegemonic Anthropomorphization

    Kather, C. J., 01.03.2024, In: Journal of Ecohumanism. 3, 2, p. 169-187 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    "to expose, to show, to demonstrate, to inform, to offer. Artistic Practices around 1990"

    Kuhn, H., 2017, In: Provence : An Eight Issue Magazine Dedicated to Hobbies. C, Spring/Summer 2017, p. 63-66 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch