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

    Werther's Love: Representations of Suicide, Heroism, Masochism, and Voluntary Self-Divestiture

    Gratzke, M., 03.2012, In: Publications of the English Goethe Society. 81, 1, p. 26-38 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Wertsachen, Luxusgüter, Spielsachen (Konsum und der Nutzen der unnützen Sachen)

    Schrage, D., 12.2012, Die Sachen der Aufklärung - Matters of Enlightment - La cause et le choses de Lumieres: Auswahl der Beiträge zur DGEJ-Jahrestagung 2010 in Halle an der Saale. Fulda, D. & Berndt, F. (eds.). Felix Meiner Verlag, p. 577-583 7 p. (Studien zum 18. Jahrhundert; no. 34).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    West Africa

    Elischer, S., 2015, Africa Yearbook, Volume 11: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2014. Hofmeier, R., Melber, H., Elischer, S., Elischer, S. & Mehler, A. (eds.). Brill, p. 33-55 23 p. (Africa Yearbook; vol. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Wettbewerbssituation und Handlungsspielräume kleiner und mittlerer Tourismusunternehmen

    Wöhler, K., 1999, In: Tourismus-Journal. 3, 2, p. 205-229 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    W. G. Sebald: Campo Santo: Begriffe in Geschichten

    Huber, F., 2004, In: wespennest. zeitschrift für brauchbare texte und bilder. 135, p. 107-108 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsTransfer

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    What could museums learn from the ancestral knowledge of the peoples from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta?

    Felicitas Sabel, L., Rawitscher, P. & Organización Gonawindúa Tayrona, 2024, Transnational Island Museologies: Materials for Discussion. Brown, K., Brown, J. A. & González Rueda, A. S. (eds.). Paris: International Committee for Museology of the International Council of Museums, p. 43-47 (ICOFOM Study Series and Materials for Discussion).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsTransferpeer-review

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    What Is Popular Art?

    Benezra, K., 19.08.2022, The Routledge Companion to Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Latin American Literary and Cultural Forms. De Ferrari, G. & Siskind, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 69-76 8 p. (Routledge companions to Hispanic and Latin American studies).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    What is sustainable agriculture? A systematic review

    Velten, S., Leventon, J., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 18.06.2015, In: Sustainability. 7, 6, p. 7833-7865 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  9. Published

    What Kind of Veto Player Is the Italian Senate? A Comparative Analysis of European Second Chambers

    Vercesi, M., 30.11.2017, In: Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 22, 5, p. 604-623 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    What makes for trusting relationships in online communication?

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. & Eichenlaub, A., 16.11.2010, In: Journal of Communication Management. 14, 4, p. 337 - 355 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review