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.

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    Niklas Luhmann und die Systemtheorie

    Runkel, G., 2002, Strukturen und Prozesse der sozialen Selektion im Erziehungssystem. Luhmann, N. (ed.). Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, (Arbeitsbericht; vol. 262).

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    Power and Policies in and by the Arts - Introduction

    Gaupp, L., Barber-Kersovan, A. & Kirchberg, V., 11.2022, Arts and Power : Policies in and by the Arts. Gaupp, L., Barber-Kersovan, A. & Kirchberg, V. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 1-18 18 p. (Kunst und Gesellschaft).

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    Project »Les Halles, Paris«

    Stöcklmayr, N., 2011, Total Fluidity Studio Zaha Hadid: Projects 2000 - 2010 University of Applied Arts Vienna. Hadid, Z. & Schumacher, P. (eds.). Wien: Springer-Verlag Wien, p. 209 1 p.

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    Segment Introduction

    Nigro, R. & Hörl, E., 01.10.2021, Taking Sides: Theories, Practices, and Cultures of Participation in Dissent. Bippus, E., Ganzert, A. & Otto, I. (eds.). 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, Vol. 28. p. 251-257 7 p. (Culture & theory; vol. 211).

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    The 89ers in East and West Germany

    Förster, Y., 2012, Generation X Goes Global: Mapping a Youth Culture in Motion. Henseler, C. (ed.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 148-149 2 p. (Routledge research in culture and media studies; no. 44).

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    Vorwort

    Wuggenig, U., 2001, Müller, Christian Philipp: Branding the campus: Kunst, Architektur, Design, Identitätspolitik. Bismarck, B., Stoller, D., Wege, A. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). Düsseldorf: Richter Verlag, p. 6-7 2 p.

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    Vorwort

    Kühneweg, M., Schmutz, H., Stoller, D. & Wuggenig, U., 2010, Dierk Schmidt. The Division of the Earth: Tableaux on the legal synopsis of the Berlin Africa conference. Arndt, L., Krümmel, C., Schmidt, D., Schmutz, H., Stoller, D. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, p. 248-249 2 p.

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    Vorwort: Bourdieu und die Liebe zur Kunst

    Wuggenig, U., 2011, Bourdieus Kunstsoziologie. Schumacher, F. (ed.). Konstanz: UVK Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, p. 9-20 12 p.

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    Vorwort

    Wuggenig, U., 2009, Jens Kastner: Die ästhetische Disposition: eine Einführung in die Kunsttheorie Pierre Bourdieus. Wien: Verlag Turia + Kant, p. 9-18 10 p.

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    Vorwort

    Andermann, K. & Jürgens, A., 2013, Mythos-Geist-Kultur: Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Christoph Jamme. Andermann, K. & Jürgens, A. (eds.). München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 9-10 2 p.

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