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

    The “distinctiveness of cities” and distinctions in cities: Boundaries of belonging in comparative perspective

    Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 02.01.2016, In: Urban Research and Practice. 9, 1, p. 37-55 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    The display makes a difference: A mobile eye tracking study on the perception of art before and after a museum's rearrangement

    Reitstätter, L., Brinkmann, H., Santini, T., Specker, E., Dare, Z., Bakondi, F., Miscená, A., Kasneci, E., Leder, H. & Rosenberg, R., 19.06.2020, In: Journal of Eye Movement Research. 13, 2, 29 p., 6.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The Digital Revolution as Counter-Revolution

    Simon, J., 09.03.2023, Dada Data: Contemporary Art Practice in the Era of Post-Truth Politics. Hegenbart, S. & Kölmel, M-J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 197-212 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    The Diffusion of Values among Democracies and Autocracies

    Deutsch, F. & Welzel, C., 01.11.2016, In: Global Policy. 7, 4, p. 563-570 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The development of sexuality and love

    Runkel, G., 2003, 2. ed., Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 266).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    The development of sexuality and love

    Runkel, G., 2002, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 266).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    The development of sexuality and love

    Runkel, G., 2004, 3. ed ed., Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 266c).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    The development and future of sexuality

    Runkel, G., 2001, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 153 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 243).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    The Deportation Gap as a Statistical Chimera: How Nonknowledge Informs Migration Policies

    Scheel, S., 21.06.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geopolitics. 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The Democratization of the European Union: an empirical assessment

    Friedrich, D., 16.05.2014, The Democratization of International Organizations. : First International Democracy Report 2014. Finizio, G., Levi, L. & Vallinoto, N. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 168-176 9 p. 12

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