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.

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    Asia in the edges: a narrative account of the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Summer School in Bangalore

    Shah, N., 04.2014, In: Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 15, 2, p. 306-314 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Körper und Klang: Neuer Materialismus in der Kulturgeschichte

    Schulze, H., 2014, In: Merkur. 68, 779, p. 350-358 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    'Foreshadows and Repercussions': Histories of air war and the recasting of cities and citizens

    Page, A., 11.2014, In: Contemporary European History. 23, 4, p. 645-655 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Existential theology

    Grossmann, A., 01.01.2014, Phenomenology: Responses and Developments. Lawlor, L. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., Vol. 4. p. 177-194 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Democratic representation in transnational citizens’ forums?

    Friedrich, D., 01.01.2014, Political Representation in the European Union: Still Democratic in Times of Crisis?. Kröger, S. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 161-180 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    America's army and the military recruitment and management of 'talent': An interview with Colonel Casey Wardynski

    Allen, R., 01.06.2014, In: Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds. 6, 2, p. 179-191 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Das Delirium des Symbolischen hat eine neue Phase gefunden

    Leistert, O., 2014, Julia Oschatz: [anlässlich der Ausstellung "grueBel" im Kupferstichkabinett vom 21.11.2014 bis 22.2.2015]. Berlin: Distanz Verlag, p. 108-121 14 p.

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

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    Art World's End: Mara Kölmel über Ryan Trecartin im KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin

    Kölmel, M-J., 12.2014, In: Texte zur Kunst. 96, p. 199-200 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Hermann Bahr – Österreichischer Kritiker europäischer Avantgarden

    Müller, M. A. (ed.), Pias, C. (ed.) & Schnödl, G. (ed.), 2014, Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag. 214 p. (Jahrbuch für Internationale Germanistik; vol. 118)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesTransfer