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

    Democratization

    Welzel, C. P. (ed.), Bernhagen, P. (ed.), Haerpfer, C. W. (ed.) & Inglehart, R. (ed.), 2019, 2 ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 520 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  2. Published

    A Tale of Culture - Bound Regime Evolution: The Centennial Democratic Trend and Its Recent Reversal

    Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Welzel, C. P., 03.04.2019, In: Democratization. 26, 3, p. 422-443 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Democracy Confused: When People Mistake the Absence of Democracy for Its Presence

    Kruse, S., Ravlik, M. & Welzel, C., 01.04.2019, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 50, 3, p. 315-335 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Ästhetiken des Widerstands - Literatur und Sprache in politischen Prozessen des deutschsprachigen und des arabischen Raums

    Kramer, S. (ed.), 2019, 1. ed. Springe : zu Klampen Verlag. 199 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesTransfer

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    Meta-Image und die Prinzipien des Digitalen im Mnemosyne-Atlas Aby Warburgs

    Dieckmann, L. & Warnke, M., 2018, Computing Art Reader: Einführung in die digitale Kunstgeschichte. Kuroczyński, P., Bell, P. & Dieckmann, L. (eds.). Heidelberg: arthistoricum.net, p. 78-93 16 p. (Computing in Art and Architecture; vol. 1).

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

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    Arbeit, Migration und Logistik: Vermittlungsinfrastrukturen nach dem Sommer der Migration

    Altenried, M., Bojadžijev, M., Höfler, L., Mezzadra, S. & Wallis, M., 2018, In: movements. Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies . 4, 2, p. 35-55 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Retracing My Steps: A 10-YEAR Journey To Walking-Based Transdisciplinary Research

    Kagan, S., 19.05.2019, In: World Futures. 75, 4, p. 242-259 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Communication

    Bialski, P., Brunton, F. & Bunz, M., 2019, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 126 p. (In Search of Media )

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    I Am Not A Hacker

    Bialski, P., 02.2017, Hacks, Leaks, and Breaches. Coleman, E. G. & Kelty, C. M. (eds.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Vol. 8. p. 102-106 5 p. (Limn; vol. 8).

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

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    Die Liebe der Soziologie: Festschrift für Günter Burkart

    Böcker, J. (ed.), Henkel, A. (ed.) & Moebius, S. (ed.), 2019, Berlin: Pro BUSINESS Verlag. 289 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch