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. Published

    Flüssige Technokratie

    Schrage, D., 2012, In: Merkur. 66, 9/10, p. 817-825 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

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    An Integrative and Comprehensive Methodology for Studying Aesthetic Experience in the Field: Merging Movement Tracking, Physiology, and Psychological Data

    Kirchberg, V., Tröndle, M., Greenwood, S. & Tschacher, W., 01.2014, In: Environment and Behavior. 46, 1, p. 102 - 135 34 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Arts, Culture and Urban Development in Hamburg: Employment and Exploitation

    Kirchberg, V., 2010, States of Transition: Art in the Urban Contexts of Detroit, Baltimore and Hamburg. Niemann, K. (ed.). Michigan, USA: Goethe-Institut, p. 40-50 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    John Stuart Mill’s Ethics

    Schefczyk, M., 15.05.2012, 9 p. USA : University of Tennessee at Martin .

    Research output: other publicationsContributions to online encyclopediaResearchpeer-review

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    Privacy is Dead – Ein Fünf-Jahres-Selbstversuch der bewussten Ortsbestimmung mittels GPS

    Loebel, J-M., 12.12.2012, Automatismen - Selbst-Technologien. Bublitz, H., Kaldrack, I., Röhle, T. & Zeman, M. (eds.). 1. Auflage ed. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 143-163 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Digitales Vergessen: Deletion Impossible?

    Kurz, C. & Loebel, J-M., 15.07.2012, Potentiale des Vergessens. Blum, A., Georgen, T., Knapp, W. & Sellier, V. (eds.). Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, p. 343-358 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    RiB-Kit (RFID-in-a-Box): Eine mobile RFID-Lösung für neuartige Interaktionskonzepte

    Loebel, J-M. & Kuper, H-G., 09.05.2012, Kultur und Informatik : Aus der Vergangenheit in die Zukunft. Sieck, J. & Franken-Wendelstorf, R. (eds.). 1. Auflage ed. vwh-Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, p. 187-196 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Is Privacy Dead? An inquiry into GPS-based geolocation and facial recognition systems

    Loebel, J-M., 26.09.2012, ICT Critical Infrastructures and Society: 10th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC10 2012, Proceedings. Hercheui, M. D., Whitehouse, D., McIver, W. & Phahlamohlaka, J. (eds.). Springer, Vol. IFIP AICT 386. p. 338-348 11 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; vol. 386 AICT).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    When Fashion Becomes Art: Medial Aspects of the Body in Fashion

    Förster-Beuthan, Y., 08.2012, In: The Journal of Humanities. 33, 2, p. 263-281 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Mitologia illuminata: Thomas Mann e il mito

    Jamme, C., 2011, Thomas Mann tra etica e politica. Cantillo, G., Conte, D. & Donise, A. (eds.). Bologna: Il Mulino, p. 107-117 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch