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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    "Introduction," communication +1

    Vagt, C. & Sprenger, F., 2014, In: Communication +1. 3, p. 1-4 4 p.

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    Introduction: The Grand Coalition 2005-2009-a Single Episode or a Turning Point?

    Bolgherini, S. & Grotz, F., 2010, Germany after the Grand Coalition: Governance and Politics in a Turbulent Environment (Europe in Transition: the Nyu European Studies). Bolgherini, S. & Grotz, F. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-14 15 p.

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    Introduction: On the Strange Case of 'Creativity' and its Troubled Resurrection

    Wuggenig, U., Raunig, G. & Ray, G., 2011, Critique of Creativity: Precarity, Subjectivity and Resistance in the `Creative Industries´. Raunig, G., Ray, G. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). London: MayflyBooks, p. 1-5 5 p.

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    Introduction: Games and subcultural theory

    Carbone, M. B. & Ruffino, P., 2014, In: GAME : the Italian journal of game studies. 3, 1, p. 5-20 16 p.

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    Introduction

    Lushetich, N. (ed.) & Fuchs, M. (ed.), 01.08.2016, In: Performance Research . 21, 4, p. 1-7 7 p.

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    Introduction: The Politics of England's 2011 Riots Introduction

    Trott, B., 06.2013, In: South Atlantic Quarterly. 112, 3, p. 538-540 3 p.

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    Introduction

    Heinelt, H. & Münch, S., 21.01.2018, Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU. Heinelt, H. & Münch, S. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 1-16 16 p. ( Handbooks of research on public policy).

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    Introduction: Why does management education need reinventing?

    Beyes, T., Parker, M. & Steyaert, C., 2016, The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. Steyaert, C., Beyes, T. & Parker, M. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-20 20 p.

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    Introduction: The Creativity Complex

    Beyes, T. & Metelmann, J., 09.10.2018, The Creativity Complex: A Companion to Contemporary Culture. Beyes, T. & Mentelmann, J. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 9-18 10 p.

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    Introduction

    Hörl, E., Pinkrah, N. Y. & Warnsholdt, L., 2021, Critique and the Digital . Hörl, E., Pinkrah, N. Y. & Warnsholdt, L. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 7 - 24 18 p. (Critical Stances).

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