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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    Warum Diderot? Eine Projektskizze

    Söntgen, B., 2013, In: Texte zur Kunst. 90, June, p. 61-70 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsTransfer

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    Die Rolle von Unternehmensdialogen im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs über umstrittene Technikentwicklungen: Der „InfoDialog Fracking“

    Saretzki, T. & Bornemann, B., 15.12.2014, In: Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. 27, 4, p. 70-82 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Local Scenes, Conditions of Music Making and Neoliberal City Management - A Case Study of Hamburg, Germany

    Kuchar, R., 08.07.2014, Keep it simple, make it fast!: Underground music scenes and DIY cultures. Guerra, P. & Moreira, T. (eds.). Porto: Universidade Porto, p. 551-562 12 p.

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

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    Die Enden des Kabels: Kleine Mediengeschichte der Übertragung

    Gethmann, D. & Sprenger, F., 2014, Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos . 144 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Die Kontingenz des Gegebenen: Zur Zeit der Datenkritik

    Sprenger, F., 2014, In: Mediale Kontrolle unter Beobachtung. 3, 1, 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Evolution, Empowerment and Emancipation: How Societies Ascend the Utility Ladder of Freedoms

    Welzel, C., 2013, World Values Survey Association, p. 1-42, 43 p. (World Values Research; vol. 6, no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Generalizing Trust: How Out-Group Trust Grows Beyond In-Group Trust

    Delhey, J. & Welzel, C., 2012, p. 49-74, 26 p. (World Values Research; vol. 5, no. 3).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Corruption and Social Values: Do Postmaterialists Justify Bribery?

    Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A. & Welzel, C., 2014, Moskau: National Research University Higher School of Economics, 36 p. (National Research University Higher School of Economics Research Paper Series; no. WP BRP 34/SOC/2014).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Salafisten in Afrika: nicht zwingend Wegbereiter des Terrorismus

    Elischer, S., 2014, Hamburg: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 7 p. (GIGA Focus Afrika; vol. 3).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers