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

    What role for frames in scalar conflicts?

    Jürges, N. & Newig, J., 01.12.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 49, p. 426-434 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    WhatsApp und das prozessuale Interface: Zur Neugestaltung von Smartphone-Kollektiven.

    Denecke, M. & Otto, I., 2013, In: Sprache und Literatur. 44, 1, p. 14-29 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    What’s German about German media theory?

    Pias, C., 10.05.2016, Media Transatlantic: Developments in Media and Communication Studies Between North American and German-Speaking Europe. Friesen, N. (ed.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 15-27 13 p.

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

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    What´s in a net? or: The end of the average

    Warnke, M., 2011, In: Kunstgeschichte. Open Peer Reviewed Journal. 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    What's legit? Critiques of Law and Strategies of Rights

    Mattutat, L. (ed.), Nigro, R. (ed.), Schiel, N. (ed.) & Stubenrauch, H. (ed.), 28.07.2020, Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 304 p. (Critical Stances)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    What's legit? Introduction

    Mattutat, L., Nigro, R., Schiel, N. & Stubenrauch, H., 28.07.2020, What's legit? : Critiques of Law and Strategies of Rights. Mattutat, L., Nigro, R., Schiel, N. & Stubenrauch, H. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 7-20 14 p.

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

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    What Will This Century Be Known As?: Deleuze and Resistance for Theory

    Zimnik, N., 12.1998, In: Film-Philosophy. 2, 1, 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    When Fashion Becomes Art: Medial Aspects of the Body in Fashion

    Förster-Beuthan, Y., 08.2012, In: The Journal of Humanities. 33, 2, p. 263-281 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    When Machines Speak to Each Other: Unpacking the “Social” in “Social Media”

    Shah, N., 29.04.2015, In: Social Media and Society. 1, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    When Privacy Goes Public: New Media and the Transformation of the Culture of Confession

    Burkart, G., 01.01.2010, Modern Privacy : Shifting Boundaries, New Forms. Blatterer, H., Johnson, P. & Markus, M. R. (eds.). Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 23-38 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review