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

    Touristische Verortungen: Reisen im Tourismusmodus: zur Persistenz der Romantik im Reise-Ich

    Wöhler, K., 29.01.2016, Kulturstraßen als Konzept: 20 Jahre Straße der Romanik. Ranft, A. & Schenkluhn, W. (eds.). Verlag Schnell und Steiner, p. 115-127 13 p. (more romano – Schriften des Europäischen Romanik Zentrums; vol. 5).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  2. Published

    Touristsein als temporäres Sein in alltagsabgewandten Räumen

    Wöhler, K., 2010, Auf den Spuren der Touristen: Perspektiven auf ein bedeutsames Handlungsfeld. Lauterbach, B. (ed.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 175-198 24 p. (Kulturtransfer. Alltagskulturelle Beiträge; vol. 6).

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

  3. Published

    Toward a Kaleidoscopic Understanding of Anonymity

    Bachmann, G., McHardy, J., Knecht, M. & Zurawski, N., 30.04.2021, Book of Anonymity. Collective, A. (ed.). Brooklyn, NY: punctum books, p. 16-34 19 p.

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

  4. In preparation

    Toward a New Aesthetics: Institutional Criticism in Art Education from 1900 to Today (Arbeitstitel)

    Neugärtner, S. (ed.), Buchloh, B., Holert, T., Capper, E. R., Saletnik, J., Sprowl, R., Lehmann, A. J., Foster, N., Sadka, N., Seliger, I., Leam, S., Watts, J., Kindsfather, E., Akoi-Jackson, B., Nogueira, I., Bruhn, K., Schoel, M-C. & Schmitz, C., 04.2025, (In preparation) Boston/Leiden: Brill. 300 p. (Doing Arts Thinking: Arts Practice, Research and Education; vol. 18)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Towards a Global Script? Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations

    Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 2015, Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Patching Together a Global Script. Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 3-21 19 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood).

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

  6. Published

    Towards Computer Simulations of Virtue Ethics

    Lasquety-Reyes, J. A., 26.09.2019, In: Open Philosophy. 2, 1, p. 399-413 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Toward the future of human body

    Runkel, G., 2010, Science Without Borders: Ecology and forests for public health. Transactions of the International Academy of Sciene H&E. Kofler, W. & Khalilov, E. (eds.). SWB International Publishing House , p. 112-116 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  8. Published

    Toward the future of human body

    Runkel, G., 2010, In: BECTHKИ. 1, p. 45-47 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Toward the sustainability state? Conceptualizing national sustainability institutions and their impact on policy-making

    Mathis, O. L., Rose, M., Newig, J. & Bauer, S., 06.2023, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 33, 3, p. 313-324 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Tracing Concepts: In, Out and Through Computing

    Romic, N. & Gardner, E., 15.07.2011, In: Volume. 28, p. 1-24 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch