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

    After Occupy

    Hui, Y., 10.11.2013, In: Contemporary Art Journal. 15, 4, p. 71-76 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    McLuhan neu lesen: Kritische Analysen zu Medien und Kultur im 21. Jahrhundert

    de Kerckhove, D. (ed.), Leeker, M. (ed.) & Schmidt, K. (ed.), 2008, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 508 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Tanz – Kommunikation – Praxis

    Klinge, A. (ed.) & Leeker, M. (ed.), 2003, Münster: LIT Verlag. 212 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Tanz und Technologie: Auf dem Wege zu digitalen Inszenierungen

    Dinkla, S. (ed.) & Leeker, M., 2002, Berlin: Alexander Verlag. 435 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Maschinen, Medien, Performances. Theater an der Schnittstelle zu digitalen Welten

    Leeker, M. (ed.), 2001, Berlin: Alexander Verlag. 774 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Aufgeklärte Mythologie: Thomas Mann und der Mythos

    Jamme, C., 2013, Mythos und Kulturtransfer: Neue Figurationen in Literatur, Kunst und modernen Medien. Krüger, B. & Stillmark, H-C. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 143-153 11 p. (Metabasis; no. 14).

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

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    Die "Krise der Repräsentation" in der aktuellen Philosophie der Malerei

    Jamme, C., 2013, In: Philotheos. 13, p. 207-218 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Mythos - Kulturphilosophische Zugänge

    Jamme, C., 2013, Mythos und Kulturtransfer: Neue Figurationen in Literatur, Kunst und modernen Medien. Krüger, B. & Stillmark, H-C. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 19-28 10 p. (Metabasis : Transkriptionen zwischen Literaturen, Künsten und Medien; vol. 14).

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

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    The Impact of Idealism: The legacy of post-kantian German thought Volume III aesthetics and literature

    Boyle, N. (ed.), Disley, L. (ed.), Jamme, C. (ed.) & Cooper, I. (ed.), 01.01.2011, New York: Cambridge University Press. 321 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    The legacy of Idealism and the rise of academic aesthetics

    Jamme, C., 01.01.2011, The Impact of Idealism: The Legacy of Post-Kantian German Thought Volume III Aesthetics and Literature. Boyle, N., Disley, L., Jamme, C. & Cooper, I. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, Vol. Volume III. p. 11-22 12 p. (The Impact of Idealism; vol. 3).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review