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. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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    Right-wing populist parties as defender of Christianity? The case of the Italian Northern League

    Schwörer, J., 26.09.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik. 2, 2, p. 387-413 27 p.

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    Risk and Security: Diagnosis of the present in context of (post-)modern insecurities

    Kaufmann, S. & Wichum, R., 2016, In: Historical Social Research. 41, 1, p. 48-69 22 p.

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    Ritual ohne Engagement: Die dritte Direktwahl zum Europäischen Parlament

    Müller-Rommel, F., 1989, In: Gegenwartskunde : Zeitschrift für Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und Bildung. 38, 3, p. 341-345 5 p.

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    Rituals of Coexistence: Bodies and Technology during Pandemics

    Forster, Y., 01.09.2022, In: INTERLITTERARIA. 27, 1, p. 84-98 15 p.

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    RITUAL WITHOUT COMMITMENT - THE 3RD DIRECT EUROPEAN-PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS

    Müller-Rommel, F., 1989, In: Gegenwartskunde : Zeitschrift für Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und Bildung. 38, 3, p. 341-345 5 p.

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    Rückführung der Kunst in Medienpraxis: Verlangen die neuen Medien einen neuen Avantgarde-Begriff?

    Pelleter, M., 08.2010, In: Positionen. 84, p. 18-22 5 p.

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    Ruins of Excess: Computer Game Images and the Rendering of Technological Obsolescence

    Luersen, E. H. & Fuchs, M., 01.12.2021, In: Games and Culture . 16, 8, p. 1087-1110 24 p.

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    Saving or Subordinating Life? Popular views in Israel and Germany of Donor Siblings Created through PGD

    Raz, A., Schües, C., Wilhelm, N. & Rehmann-Sutter, C., 01.06.2017, In: Journal of Medical Humanities. 38, 2, p. 191-207 17 p.

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    Scale in environmental governance: moving from concepts and cases to consolidation

    Newig, J. & Moss, T., 06.11.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 19, 5, p. 473-479 7 p.

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    Scenes of Indifference: The Addressee of the Adventure

    Lagaay, A. & Rauch, M. F., 2020, In: Ethics and Politics. 22, 3, p. 87–108 21 p.

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