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.

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    Christian Boltanski's Failed Meta-Archive

    Lopez Paniagua, L., 01.04.2020, In: Eikasia-REVISTA DE FILOSOFIA. 92, p. 297-313 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Christian Steinbacher

    Huber, F., 2011

    Research output: other publicationsContributions to online encyclopediaResearch

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    Christliche Kunst: ihre Anfänge, ihre Strukturen

    Kemp, W., 1994, München: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag. 307 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Chronik der Familie: Vater, Mutter und Kind

    Burkart, G. (ed.), 2008, Gütersloh: Wissen Media Verlag. 360 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Chronik der Familie: Wandel und Zukunft der Familie

    Burkart, G. (ed.), 2008, Gütersloh: Wissen Media Verlag. 360 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Chronik der Familie: Strukturen, Werte und Wirklichkeit

    Burkart, G. (ed.), 2008, Gütersloh: Wissen Media Verlag. 360 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Cinephilia in transition

    Hagener, M. & Valck, M., 01.01.2008, Mind the screen: Media Concepts According to Thomas Elsaesser. Kooijman, J., Pisters, P. & Strauven, W. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 19-31 13 p.

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

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    “Circuits of Commons”: Exploring the Connections Between Economic Lives and the Commons

    Dalla Chiesa, C., Morea, V. & Sabatini, F., 2023, Living Better Together: Social Relations and Economic Governance in the Work of Ostrom and Zelizer. Haefele, S. & Storr, V. H. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 51-76 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Citizen Action in the Time of the Network

    Shah, N., 05.2013, In: Development and Change. 44, 3, p. 665-681 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review