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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    Trauer um Professor Dr. Hermann Schweppenhäuser

    Wuggenig, U., 2017, Bild und Gedanke: Hermann Schweppenhäuser zum Gedenken. Schweppenhäuser, G. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 31-33 3 p.

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

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    Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002): Die Feld-Kapital-Habitus Theorie der Künste

    Wuggenig, U., 2017, Klassiker der Soziologie der Künste: Prominente und bedeutende Ansätze. Steuerwald, C. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 731–798 68 p. (Kunst und Gesellschaft).

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

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    Politische Musik im Politikunterricht - ein Beitrag politisch-kultureller Bildung zur Emanzipation von SchülerInnen?

    Oeftering, T., 2017, Emanzipation: Zum Konzept der Mündigkeit in der Politischen Bildung. Greco, S. A. & Lange, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Schwalbach/Ts.: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 190-198 9 p. (Politik und Bildung; vol. 83).

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

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    Emotionen und politisches Lernen

    Oeftering, T. & Uhl, H., 2017, Konzeptionen, Strategien und Inhaltsfelder Politischer Bildung. Lange, D. & Reinhardt, V. (eds.). 1 ed. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 560-575 16 p. (Basiswissen politische Bildung: Handbuch für den sozialwissenschaftlichen Unterricht; vol. 1).

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

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    Bats in the Belfry: On the Relationship of Cybernetics and German Media Theory

    Müggenburg, J. K., 28.07.2017, In: Canadian Journal of Communication. 42, 3, p. 467 – 484 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Daniela Giannetti and Kenneth Benoit (eds.) (2009). Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments (Abingdon: Routledge)

    Vercesi, M., 2011, In: Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 41, 1, p. 151-153 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Italy Today: The Sick Man of Europe by Andrea Mammone and Guiseppe A. Veltri (eds). Abingdon: Routledge, 2010

    Vercesi, M., 05.2012, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 10, 2, p. 294-295 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Le coalizioni di governo e le fasi della politica di coalizione: Teorie e riscontri empirici

    Vercesi, M., 2012, In: Quaderni di scienza politica . 19, 2, p. 233-299 67 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Cabinet: A Viable Definition and its Composition in View of a Comparative Analysis

    Barbieri, C. & Vercesi, M., 10.2013, In: Government and Opposition. 48, 4, p. 526-547 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Confliggere cooperando: Un'analisi concettuale del conflitto politico in ambiente coalizionale

    Vercesi, M., 01.12.2013, In: Partecipazione e Conflitto. 6, 3, p. 77-90 14 p.

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