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. Special Journal issue › Transfer
  2. Accepted/In press

    Feministische Kritik des Strafrechts: Unrechtsanerkennung ohne Strafe? (Schwerpunkt)

    Mattutat, L. (ed.), Burghardt, B. (ed.), Steinl, L. (ed.) & Bayer, D. (ed.), 01.2024, (Accepted/In press) Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. (Kritische Justiz. Vierteljahresschrift für Recht und Politik; vol. 2024/1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  3. Published

    Technoökologien / Technecologies / Tecnocologías

    Brunner, C. (ed.), España Naveira, K. (ed.), Minichbauer, R. (ed.), Mulvaney, K. (ed.) & Raunig, G. (ed.), 2018, Wien, Linz: eipcp – European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies. (transversal; vol. 3/2018)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  4. Scholarly editions and encyclopedia › Research
  5. Published

    Kleines Lexikon der Politik

    Nohlen, D. (ed.) & Grotz, F. (ed.), 2011, 5. ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag. 742 p. (Beck'sche Reihe)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesScholarly editions and encyclopediaResearch

  6. Published

    The international encyclopedia of revolution and protest: 1500 to the Present

    Ness, I. (ed.), Azzellini, D. (ed.), Block, M. (ed.), Cohn, J., Conner, C. D. (ed.), Griem, R. (ed.), LeBlanc, P. (ed.), Linch, A. (ed.), Marik, S. (ed.), Omobowale, A. O. (ed.), Rousset, P. (ed.), Tomek, B. (ed.) & Trott, B. (ed.), 2009, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 4280 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesScholarly editions and encyclopediaResearch

  7. Exhibition catalogues › Research
  8. Published

    Front, Field, Line, Plane: Researching the Militant Image

    Wuggenig, U. (ed.), Loichinger, H. C. (ed.), Kastelan, C., Derksen, J., Milevska, S., Bitter, S. & Weber, H., 06.2016, Hamburg: adocs. 120 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesExhibition cataloguesResearch

  9. Published

    Jürgen Albrecht - Licht und Raum

    Busch, K., Albrecht, J. & Möllmann, D. (ed.), 2005, Hamburg: Hamburger Kunsthalle . 8 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesExhibition cataloguesResearch

  10. Exhibition catalogues › Transfer
  11. Published

    Good Vibrations: Eine Geschichte der elektronischen Musikinstrumente

    Brilmayer, B. (ed.), Hardjowirogo, S-I. (ed.) & Restle, C. (ed.), 18.04.2017, Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag. 168 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesExhibition cataloguesTransfer

  12. Published

    Hollis Frampton: ADSVMVS ABSVMVS : In memory of Hollis William Frampton, Sr., 1913–1980 : abest

    Breimaier, A. (ed.) & Gründig, M. (ed.), 2021, Essen: Folkwang Universität der Künste. 196 p. (Folkwang Edition; vol. 007)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesExhibition cataloguesTransfer

  13. Published

    Ian White – Cinema as a Live Art / Becoming Object

    Breimaier, A. (ed.), 03.2019, Berlin: Edition Living Archive. 63 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesExhibition cataloguesTransfer

  14. Published

    Proof of Stake: Technological Claims

    Beyes, T. (ed.), Denny, S. (ed.), Holt, R. (ed.), Pias, C. (ed.) & Steinbrügge, B. (ed.), 2023, Milan: Lenz Press. 204 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesExhibition cataloguesTransfer