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

    Handbuch der Mythologie

    Jamme, C. (ed.) & Matuschek, S. (ed.), 2014, Darmstadt: Philipp von Zabern. 368 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  2. Published

    Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU

    Heinelt, H. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 26.01.2018, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 398 p. (Handbooks of research on public policy)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  3. Published

    Hamburgs heimliche Hafencity: der Harburger Binnenhafen

    Pries, M., 2007, 15 Jahre Freie Lauenburgische Akademie: Festschrift für Dr. Werner Budesheim. Pries, M. (ed.). Wentorf bei Hamburg: Freie Lauenburgische Akademie für Wissenschaft und Kultur, p. 187-202 16 p. (Beiträge für Wissenschaft und Kultur; vol. 8).

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

  4. Published

    Hamburg Maschine_revisited: Artistic and Critical Investigations into Our Digital Condition

    Kohlhuber, I. (ed.) & Leistert, O. (ed.), 04.2022, Hamburg: adocs. 436 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Hafnargata: die Hafenstrasse – eine fotografische Wegstrecke

    Kuhn, E., 2012, Silvia Bächli : Far apart - close together. Bitterli, K. (ed.). Nürnberg: Verlag für Moderne Kunst, p. 133-145 13 p.

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

  6. Published

    Hafenstädte

    Nuhn, H. & Pries, M., 2002, Nationalatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Nationalatlas: Dörfer und Städte. Friedrich, K., Hahn, B. & Popp, H. (eds.). Heidelberg, Leipzig: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 94-95 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  7. Published

    Hacking the Classroom: Rethinking learning through social media practices

    Bachmann, G. & Shah, N., 06.2016, The Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education. Steyaert, C., Beyes, T. & Parker, M. (eds.). London/New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 287-297 11 p. 21

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

  8. Published

    Hacking Crowdfunding: Towards A New Commons

    Ridgway, R., 2016, Hacking Habitat: Art of Control. Art, technology and social change. Gevers, I. (ed.). Rotterdam: nai010 Publishers, p. 98 - 112 15 p. 9

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

  9. Published

    Habitus / Pierre Bourdieu

    Wuggenig, U., 2007, sculpture projects muenster 07. Franzen, B., König, K. & Plath, C. (eds.). Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, p. 374-375 2 p.

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

  10. Published

    Habitus - Pierre Bourdieu

    Wuggenig, U., 2007, Skulptur-Projekte Münster 07: June 17 - September 30, 2007 / ed. by Sculptur-Projekte Münster 07, LWL-Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster. Gründer, A. & Frangenberg, F. (eds.). Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, p. 372-373 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch