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

    Cabinet Reshuffles in Parliamentary Democracies: A Typology and Framework for Comparative Analysis

    Helms, L. & Vercesi, M., 19.07.2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Government and Opposition. 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Cabinet Decision-Making in Parliamentary Systems

    Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 438-459 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks online / Political science)(Oxford Handbooks ).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Bypassing Mathematics: Das Verhältnis von Bild und Zahl in der Geschichte der Meteorologie

    Schrickel, I., 2010, In: Bildwelten des Wissens. 7, 2, p. 9-18 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    By Means of Which: Media, Technology, Organisation

    Beyes, T., Holt, R. & Pias, C., 12.12.2019, The Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology, and Organization Studies. Beyes, T., Pias, C. & Holt, R. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 498-514 17 p.

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

  5. Published

    #BWPWAP

    Andersen, C. U., Bazzichelli, T., Beverungen, A., Cox, G. & Gansing, K., 31.01.2013, In: A Peer-reviewed Journal About --. 2, 1, p. 4-5 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  6. Published

    "Buten un binnen - wagen un winnen": Geographie erleben in Bremen und umzu ; Exkursionsführer zum 30. Schulgeographentag in Bremen 2006

    Pries, M. (ed.), 2006, 1. ed. Bremen: Universität Bremen. 170 p. (Bremer Beiträge zur Geographie und Raumplanung; vol. 43)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  7. Published

    Bustiers, campaign baoule and "The way of peace": Fashion discourses on femininity, identity and politics in Abidjan.

    Luttmann, I., 2010, In: Anthropos. 105, 2, p. 503-537 35 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Burkina Faso - A history of power, protest, and revolution

    Wienkoop, N-K., 04.03.2019, In: Social Movement Studies. 18, 2, p. 263-264 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  9. Published

    Bundesverfassungsrichter zwischen freier Meinungsäußerung, Befangenheit und Verfassungsorgantreue

    Lovens, S., 2009, Baden Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 90 p. (Nomos-Universitätsschriften: Recht; vol. 603)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  10. Published

    Bundesstaaten und Einheitsstaaten im Rahmen der Europäischen Union

    Grotz, F., 2012, Grundlagen des Föderalismus und der deutsche Bundesstaat. Härtel, I. (ed.). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 301-317 16 p. (Handbuch Föderalismus; vol. 1).

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