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. Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
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    Achtundsechzig antikolonial: Szenen militanter Kunst- und Filmproduktion und Implikationen für eine (Kunst)Geschichtsschreibung

    Leeb, S., 05.03.2022, Dreizehn Beiträge zu 1968: Von künstlerischen Praktiken und vertrackten Utopien. Lange-Berndt, P. & Lindermann, I. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 27-61 35 p. (Image; vol. 202).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Activist citizens beyond dichotomies: Migrant rights activism in Hamburg

    Rzadtki, L., 01.01.2021, Democratic Citizenship in Flux: Conceptions of Citizenship in the Light of Political and Social Fragmentation. Bayer, M., Schwarz, O. & Stark, T. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 153-171 19 p. (Edition Politik; vol. 85).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Aesthetics of the past and the future: Human life within changing environments

    Förster, Y., 06.07.2020, Aesthetics in Dialogue: Applying Philosophy of Art in a Global World. Somhegyi, Z. & Ryynänen, M. (eds.). Peter Lang Verlag, p. 237-250 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Age and Future: Phenomenological Paths of Optimism

    Schües, C., 01.01.2014, Simone de Beauvoir's Philosophy of age: gender, ethics, and time. Stoller, S. (ed.). Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 215 - 230 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    AI and urban governance: from the perils of smart cities to Amazon Inc. urbanism

    Antenucci, I. & Meissner, F., 2024, Handbook on Public Policy and Artificial Intelligence. Paul, R., Carmel, E. & Cobbe, J. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, (Handbooks on Research on Public Policy).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Antworten

    Beyes, T., 2015, Das bewegte Buch. Ein Katalog der gelesenen Bücher: mit 104 Beispielen aus dem Deutschen Literaturmuseum Marbach. Gfrereis, H. & Pias, C. (eds.). Marbach am Neckar: Deutsche Schillergesellschaft e.V.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    ARE WE THE BADDIES? Audience development, cultural policy and ideological precarity

    Hadley, S., 06.04.2022, Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts. Reason, M., Conner, L., Johanson, K. & Walmsley, B. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 143-158 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Artificial intelligence: Invisible agencies in the folds of technological cultures

    Förster, Y., 01.10.2019, The Democratization of Artificial Intelligence: Net Politics in the Era of Learning Algorithms. Sudmann, A. (ed.). transcript Verlag, p. 175-188 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    A Single Swing of the Shovel: Former West Proxies

    Levin, B. & Tollmann, V., 2016, Former West: Art and the Contemporary after 1989. Hlavajova, M. & Sheikh, S. (eds.). Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, p. 519-534 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Authority and Authorship: Uncovering the Socio-Technical Regimes of Peer-To-Peer Tourism

    Bialski, P., 03.05.2016, Re-Inventing the Local In Tourism: Producing, Consuming and Negotiating Place. Russo, A. P. & Richards, G. (eds.). Bristol, GB: Channel View Publications Ltd, p. 35-49 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review