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. E-pub ahead of print

    From DIY avantgardism to icons of German New Wave: Einstürzende Neubauten and the legacy of ‘Ingenious Dilletants’

    Kuchar, R., 30.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Rock Music Studies. 11, 3, 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    From Critique to Problems and the Politics of the In-act with Bergson, Deleuze and James

    Brunner, C., 06.10.2020, Thinking the Problematic: Genealogies and Explorations between Philosophy and the Sciences. Leistert, O. & Schrickel, I. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 153-178 26 p.

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

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    From Conspicuous Consumption to Neo-Bohemian Life Styles: Updating Ideal Types of Cultural Consumption for the 21st Century

    Kirchberg, V., 2012, The Consumption of Culture, The Culture of Consumption : A Collection of Contributions on Cultural Consumption and Cultural Markets. Vecco, M. (ed.). Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, p. 189-204 16 p.

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

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    From consolidation to negotiation: democracy and policy reform in Central Eastern Europe

    Müller-Rommel, F., 2006, Democracy in Asia, Europe, and the world: Towards a Universal Definition? . Chung-Si, A. & Fort, B. (eds.). Marshall Cavendish Academic, p. 151-166 16 p.

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

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    From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

    Welzel, C. & Dalton, R., 2014, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Christian, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 282-306 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Friends and Family - the Reproduction of Queer Life

    Trott, B., 2020, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 6, 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Friedrich Kittler und der „Mißbrauch von Heeresgerät“: Zur Situation eines Denkbilds 1964 / 1984 / 2014

    Pias, C., 2016, Zweckentfremdung: 'Unsachgemäßer' Gebrauch als kulturelle Praxis. Keller, D. & Dillschnitter, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Parderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 63-80 18 p.

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

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    Friedrich Kittler und der »Mißbrauch von Heeresgerät«: Zur Situation eines Denkbildes 1964 – 1984 – 2014

    Pias, C., 04.2015, In: Merkur. 69, 791, p. 31-34 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review