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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    Border plants: globalisation as shown to us by the women living at its leading edge

    Kuhn, E., 25.01.2024, Coercion and Wage Labour: Exploring Work Relations through History and Art. Batista, A., Müller, V. F. & Peres, C. (eds.). London: UCL Press, p. 225-245 21 p. 10. (Work around the world: studies in global labour history).

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    Border: The Videographic Traces by Laura Waddington as a Cinematographic Memorial

    Kuhn, E., 2010, Images of Illegalized Immigration: Towards a Critical Iconology of Politics. Bischoff, C., Falk, F. & Kafehsy, S. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 129-141 13 p. (Image; vol. 9).

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    "Bowling alone together“: Der Zusammenhang von Sozialkapital und Ungleichheit in virtuellen Spielwelten

    Wimmer, J., 2012, Ungleichheit: medien- und kommunikationssoziologische Perspektiven. Stegbauer, C. (ed.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 323-344 22 p.

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    Bühne: Raumbildende Prozesse im Theater

    Eke, N. O., Haß, U. & Kaldrack, I., 2014, Bühne : raumbildende Prozesse im Theater. Haß, U., Eke, N. O., Kaldrack, I., Keil, R., Winkler, H. & Ecker, G. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 9 - 12 4 p. (Schriftenreihe des Graduiertenkollegs "Automatismen").

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    Building Scene and Cultural Memory in the Weser Hills. The Case of Glitterhouse Records and Orange Blossom Special Festival

    Kuchar, R., 22.03.2023, Popular Music Scenes : Regional and Rural Perspectives . Bennett, A., Cashman, D., Green, B. & Lewandowski, N. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 163-178 16 p. (Pop Music, Culture, and Identity; vol. Part F1535).

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    Calendar

    Hoof, F., 12.12.2019, Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology, and Organization Studies. Beyes, T., Holt, R. & Pias, C. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 54-67 14 p.

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    Chardin: Inwardness - Emotion - Communication

    Söntgen, B., 2014, Rethinking Emotion: Interiority and Exteriority in Premodern, Modern, and Contemporary Thought. Rüdiger, C. & Julia, W. (eds.). Berlin / Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 101 -133 33 p. 6. (Interdisciplinary German Cultural Studies; vol. 15).

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    Children's literature and translation studies

    O'Sullivan, E., 2013, The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies. Millan-Varela, C. & Bartrina, F. (eds.). London, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 451-463 13 p.

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    »Chop that record up!«: Zum Sampling als performative Medienpraxis

    Pelleter, M., 2013, Performativität und Medialität populärer Kulturen: Theorien – Ästhetiken – Praktiken. Kleiner, M. S. & Wilke, T. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 391-414 21 p.

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    Clean by Nature. Lebhafte Oberflächen und das holistisch-systemische Erbe der zeitgenössischen Bionik

    Müggenburg, J., 11.03.2015, Das Wissen der Oberfläche: Epistemologie des Horizontalen und Strategien der Benachbarung. Rieger, S. & Lechtermann, C. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 233-252 20 p. (sequenzia).

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