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

    Liquid Democracy and the Futures of Governance

    Ramos, J., 2015, The Future Internet: Alternative Visions. Winter, J. & Ono, R. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 173-191 19 p. (Public Administration and Information Technology; vol. 17).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Logistical futures the chinese dream, debordering labor, and migration

    Altenried, M., Bojadžijev, M. & Wallis, M., 20.12.2021, Fake Hybrid Sites Palimpsest: Essays on Leakages. Dutta, M. & Heidenreich, N. (eds.). DE GRUYTER Poland, p. 158-172 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Love in Paramyth: On Rilke's Figuration of the Orpheus Myth

    Jamme, C., 20.06.2019, Rilke's SONNETS TO ORPHEUS: PHILOSOPHICAL AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES. Vandegrift Eldridge, H. & Fischer, L. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Vol. 1. p. 178-193 16 p. 6.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Medialization of Touristic Reality: The Berlin Wall Revisited

    Saretzki, A., 28.06.2010, Tourism and Visual Culture: Vol. 2: Methods and Cases. Burns, P., Lester, J-A. & Bibbings, L. (eds.). Wallingford: CAB International, Vol. 2. p. 13-23 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Accepted/In press

    Medien-Musikinstrumente

    Hardjowirogo, S-I., 12.2027, Musik und Medien. Großmann, R. & Ungeheuer, E. (eds.). Laaber Verlag, (Kompendien Musik; vol. 15).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Museums and merchandising

    Toepler, S. & Kirchberg, V., 03.07.2007, Museum marketing: Competing in the Global Marketplace. Rentschler, R. & Hede, A-M. (eds.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier Scientific Publishing, p. 160-168 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Newspapers and the circulation of academic knowledge

    Jung, S., 30.06.2023, Routledge Handbook of Academic Knowledge Circulation. Keim, W., Medina, L. R., Arvanitis, R., Bacolla, N., Basu, C., Dufoix, S., Klein, S., Olarte, M. N., Riedel, B., Ruvituso, C., Saalmann, G., Schlechtriemen, T. & Vessuri, H. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 430-442 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    On the Spot: The Double Immersion of Virtual Reality

    Warnke, M., 30.10.2015, Immersion in the Visual Arts and Media. Liptay, F. (ed.). Leiden: Rodopi, p. 204 - 213 10 p. ( Studies in Intermediality; vol. 9).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Optical Diagrams as “Paper Tools”: Della Porta’s Analysis of Biconvex Lenses from De refractione to De telescopio

    Borrelli, A., 2017, The Optics of Giambattista Della Porta (ca. 1535–1615). Borrelli, A., Hon, G. & Zik, Y. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature AG, p. 57-96 40 p. (Archimedes; vol. 44).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Organization

    Beyes, T., 2021, Uncertain Archives: Critical Keywords for Big Data. Thylstrup, N. B., Agostinho, D., Ring, A., D'Ignazio, C. & Veel, K. (eds.). Cambridge: The MIT Press, p. 369 - 376 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review