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
  2. Published

    Instrumentality: On the Construction of Instrumental Identity

    Hardjowirogo, S-I., 2017, Musical Instruments in the 21st Century: Identities, Configurations, Practices. Bovermann, T., de Campo, A., Egermann, H., Hardjowirogo, S-I. & Weinzierl, S. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 9-24 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Introduction: Why does management education need reinventing?

    Beyes, T., Parker, M. & Steyaert, C., 2016, The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. Steyaert, C., Beyes, T. & Parker, M. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-20 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Introduction

    Borrelli, A., 2017, The Optics of Giambattista Della Porta (ca. 1535–1615): A Reassessment. Borrelli, A., Hon, G. & Zik, Y. (eds.). Springer Nature AG, p. 1-10 10 p. (Archimedes; vol. 44).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Introduction

    Heinelt, H. & Münch, S., 26.01.2018, Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU. Heinelt, H. & Münch, S. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Introduction: From Dada Tricks to Post-Truth Politics

    Kölmel, M-J. & Hegenbart, S., 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. 1-20

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Introduction - How prenatal diagnosis is entangled in historical and social contexts

    Schües, C., 18.11.2022, Genetic Responsibility in Germany and Israel: Practices of Prenatal Diagnosis. Schües, C. (ed.). transcript Verlag, p. 9-25 17 p. ( Bioethik / Medizinethik; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Is there a diagrammatic impulse with Plato? ‘Quasi-diagrammatic-scenes’ in Plato’s philosophy

    Krämer, S., 11.07.2016, Thinking with Diagrams: The Semiotic Basis of Human Cognition. Krämer, S. & Ljungberg, C. (eds.). Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 163-177 15 p. (Semiotics, communication and cognition ; vol. 17).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    It’s All Method: Schmitz and Neo- Phenomenology

    Jørgensen, L., 26.01.2023, The Oxford Handbook of Phenomenologies and Organization Studies. de Vaujany, F-X., Aroles, J. & Pérezts, M. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 602-621 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Joseph beuys: Gastrosophical aesthetics

    Lemke, H., 01.01.2017, The Taste of Art: Cooking, Food, and Counterculture in Contemporary Practices. Bottinelli, S. & Valva, M. D. (eds.). The University of Arkansas Press, p. 247-299 53 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Learning to rule: Ministerial careers in post-communist democracies

    Fettelschoss, K. & Nikolenyi, C., 17.11.2008, The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. Dowding, K. & Dumont, P. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 204-227 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review