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. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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    Altruism as a thick concept

    Schefczyk, M. & Peacock, M., 07.2010, In: Economics and Philosophy. 26, 2, p. 165-187 23 p.

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    America's army and the military recruitment and management of 'talent': An interview with Colonel Casey Wardynski

    Allen, R., 01.06.2014, In: Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds. 6, 2, p. 179-191 13 p.

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    An-arche and Indifference: Between Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Derrida, and Reiner Schürmann

    Rauch, M. F., 2021, In: Philosophy Today. 65, 3, p. 619-636 18 p.

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    And always wins the Country Exodus from the Cities, Love for the Countryside, Agricultural Work in German TV Film, but also with Goethe

    Kemp, W., 03.2017, In: Merkur. 71, 814, p. 31-42 12 p.

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    "And in the end my street will not be the same": The art project 2-3 Streets and its link to (un)sustainability, creative urban development and modernization

    Grigoleit, A., Hahn, J. & Brocchi, D., 01.09.2013, In: City, Culture, and Society. 4, 3, p. 173-185 13 p.

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    A new constitution for a new Germany

    Thaysen, U., 01.05.1993, In: German Studies Review. 16, 2, p. 299-310 12 p.

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    A new fully integrated X-ray irradiator system for dosimetric research

    Richter, D., Mittelstraß, D., Kreutzer, S., Pintaske, R., Dornich, K. & Fuchs, M., 01.06.2016, In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 112, p. 122-130 9 p.

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    Angsthasen: Schwärme als Transformationsungestalten zwischen Tierpsychologie und Bewegungsphysik

    Vehlken, S., 2009, In: Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung. 0, p. 133-147 15 p.

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    An Integrative and Comprehensive Methodology for Studying Aesthetic Experience in the Field: Merging Movement Tracking, Physiology, and Psychological Data

    Kirchberg, V., Tröndle, M., Greenwood, S. & Tschacher, W., 01.2014, In: Environment and Behavior. 46, 1, p. 102 - 135 34 p.

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    An interpretive perspective on co-production in supporting refugee families’ access to childcare in Germany

    Siede, A. & Münch, S., 01.04.2022, In: Policy and Politics. 50, 2, p. 283-300 18 p.

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