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

    Milieu: Zirkulationen und Transformationen eines Begriffs

    Wessely, C. M. R. & Huber, F., 2017, Milieu: Umgebungen des Lebendigen in der Moderne. Huber, F. & Wessely, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 7–17 11 p.

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

  2. Published

    Instrumentality: On the Construction of Instrumental Identity

    Hardjowirogo, S-I., 2017, Musical Instruments in the 21st Century: Identities, Configurations, Practices. Bovermann, T., de Campo, A., Egermann, H., Hardjowirogo, S-I. & Weinzierl, S. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 9-24 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Accepted/In press

    Medien-Musikinstrumente

    Hardjowirogo, S-I., 12.2027, Musik und Medien. Großmann, R. & Ungeheuer, E. (eds.). Laaber Verlag, (Kompendien Musik; vol. 15).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Musical Instruments in the 21st Century: Identities, Configurations, Practices

    Bovermann, T. (ed.), de Campo, A. (ed.), Egermann, H. (ed.), Hardjowirogo, S-I. (ed.) & Weinzierl, S. (ed.), 2017, Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media. 412 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Machine Art in the Twentieth Century

    Broeckmann, A., 01.01.2016, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. 388 p. (Leonardo Book Series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  6. Published

    Pitfalls in the Study of Democratization: Testing the Emancipatory Theory of Democracy

    Welzel, C., Inglehart, R. & Kruse, S., 01.04.2017, In: British Journal of Political Science. 47, 2, p. 463-472 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    E-Mail als sozio-technisches Hybrid

    Siegert, P. F., 10.11.2016, Handbuch Soziale Praktiken und Digitale Alltagswelten. Friese, H., Rebane, G., Nolden, M. & Schreiter, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, p. 1-9 9 p. (Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften).

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

  8. Published

    Does problem complexity matter for environmental policy delivery? How public authorities address problems of water governance

    Kirschke, S., Newig, J., Völker, J. & Borchardt, D., 01.07.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 196, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Empowering Women: The Role of Emancipative Forces in Board Gender Diversity

    Brieger, S., Francoeur, C., Welzel, C. & Ben-Amar, W., 20.03.2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 155, 2, p. 495-511 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Collaboration or fragmentation? Biodiversity management through the common agricultural policy

    Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Schaal, T., Velten, S., Dänhardt, J., Fischer, J., Abson, D. & Newig, J., 01.05.2017, In: Land Use Policy. 64, p. 1-12 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review