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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Comparison through conversation: Thinking with different differences
Hashiloni-Dolev, Y., Raz, A., Rehmann-Sutter, C. & Schües, C., 18.11.2022, Genetic Responsibility in Germany and Israel: Practices of Prenatal Diagnosis. Schües, C. (ed.). transcript Verlag, p. 347-372 26 p. (Bioethik / Medizinethik; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Conclusion: The City as Space of Possibilities
Kagan, S. & Kirchberg, V., 05.08.2022, Culture and Sustainable Development in the City: Urban Spaces of Possibilities. Kagan, S. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 222-234 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Contingency
Knöbl, W., 01.01.2019, Critical Terms in Futures Studies. Paul, H. (ed.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 53-59 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Critique. Enlightenment. Parrhesia. Michel Foucault’s Questioning of The Concepts of Person and Humanity in Kant’s Works
Rainsborough, M., 23.10.2023, The Kantian Subject: New Interpretative Essays. Silva, F. M. F. & Caranti, L. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 132-142 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Culture and the arts in sustainable development: Rethinking sustainability research
Kagan, S., 03.09.2018, Cultural Sustainability: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences. Meireis, T. & Rippl, G. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 127-139 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Dadadatadada: From Dada to Data and Back Again
Kölmel, M-J., 09.03.2023, Dada Data: Contemporary Art Practice in the Era of Post-Truth Politics. Hegenbart, S. & Kölmel, M-J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 23-40 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Democratic innovation and environmental governance
Newig, J., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 05.12.2019, Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance. Elstub, S. & Escobar, O. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 324-338 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Democratic representation in transnational citizens’ forums?
Friedrich, D., 01.01.2014, Political Representation in the European Union: Still Democratic in Times of Crisis?. Kröger, S. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 161-180 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Development from the Margins: Failing Zones and Suspended Development in an Indonesian Border Village
Hargyono, S., 21.06.2021, Development Zones in Asian Borderlands. Chettri, M. & Eilenberg, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 211 230 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Digital game culture(s) as prototype(s) of mediatization and commercialization of society: The World Cyber Games 2008 in Cologne as an Example
Wimmer, J., 01.01.2012, Computer games and new media cultures: A Handbook of Digital Games Studies. Fromme, J. & Unger, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 525-540 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review