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

    Geschichte der Fotografie : von Daguerre bis Gursky

    Kemp, W., 2011, C.H. Beck Verlag. 128 p. (C.H. Beck Wissen; vol. 2727)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

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    Geschichte auf Zeit

    Leeb, S. A., 2009, Rudolf Herz - Lenin on tour: Ausstellung Museum Ludwig, Köln, 23. Oktober 2009 - 31. Januar 2010.. Braun, V. & Halfbrodt, D. (eds.). Göttingen: Steidl Verlag, p. 7-17 11 p.

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

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    Gesamtkunstwerke und Maschinenformen: Architektur, Design und Mode

    Strobel, R., 2006, Das erste Jahrzehnt. Faulstich, W. (ed.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 187-204 18 p. (Kulturgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts).

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

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    "Germany's Next Topmodel": Dilemmata und Ambivalenzen aus Sicht von Zuschauerinnen

    Thomas, T. & Stehling, M., 2012, Auf Augenhöhe ?: Rezeption von Castingshows und Coachingsendungen. Hajok, D., Selg, O. & Hackenberg, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Konstanz: UVK Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, p. 161-177 17 p. (Alltag, Medien und Kultur; no. 10).

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

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    Germany after the Grand Coalition: Governance and Politics in a Turbulent Environment (Europe in Transition: the Nyu European Studies)

    Grotz, F. (ed.) & Bolgherini, S. (ed.), 2010, Palgrave Macmillan. 250 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    German memory studies: the philosophy of memory from Wittgenstein and Warburg to Assmann, Welzer and back again

    Hobuß, S., 2010, Flerstemte minner. Dessingué, A., Knutsen, K. & Hansen, A. E. L. (eds.). Stavanger: Hertervig Akademisk Forlag, p. 22-34 13 p.

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

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    German Children's Literature Planting a Hope

    O'Sullivan, E., 2014, Literature Planting Dreams in Children: Papers presented at the 3rd World Children's Literature Convention in Changwon. 8-12 August 2014. p. 206-217 12 p. (Publications of the Asian Children's Literature Convention).

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

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    German 1963: Back-translation of a passage from the German translation of Alice in Wonderland of 1963. With notes by Emer O'Sullivan

    O'Sullivan, E. & Brodesser, B., 2015, Alice in a World of Wonderlands : The Translations of Lewis Carroll's Masterpiece ; Back-Translations. Lindseth, J. A. & Tannenbaum, A. (eds.). 1 ed. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, Vol. 2. p. 228-231 4 p.

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

  9. Published

    German 1869: Back-translation of a passage from the German translation of Alice in Wonderland of 1869. With notes by Emer O'Sullivan

    O'Sullivan, E. & Brodesser, B., 2015, Alice in a World of Wonderlands. The Translations of Lewis Carroll's Masterpiece. 3 Vols.. Lindseth, J. A. & Tannenbaum, A. (eds.). 1 ed. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, Vol. 2: Back-Translations. p. 224-227 4 p.

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

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    Gerhard Rühm oder: Vom Eigensinn der Medien

    Krämer, S., 2017, Gerhard Rühm. Brugger, I. & Eipeldauer, H. (eds.). Berlin: Hatje Cantz Verlag, p. 27-32 6 p.

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