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. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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    Theater und Technikgeschichte: Evaluation der Sommerakademie und Ausblick auf die Weiterbildung im Bereich Theater und Medien

    Leeker, M., 2001, Maschinen, Medien, Performances: Theater an der Schnittstelle zu digitalen Welten ; Dokumentation und Ergebnisse der Sommerakademie "Theater und Neue Medien, Interaktion und Wirklichkeit" zur Weiterbildung von Theaterkünstlern in Praxis und Theorie des Umgangs mit Digitalen Techniken im Theater, Hellerau 1999. Leeker, M. (ed.). Berlin: Alexander Verlag, p. 355 - 374 20 p.

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    The Break In and With History: Nancy‘s Thinking of History in the Light of the Disruptive Condition

    Hörl, E., 06.2023, Thinking With – Jean-Luc Nancy. Lindberg, S., Magun, A. & Tatari, M. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 185-200 16 p.

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    The Case of Willetta Huggins

    Wiechern, A-L., 2020, Stimmen Hören. Klaut, M., Schnödl, G. & Pias, C. (eds.). Berlin: ciconia ciconia Verlag, p. 277-284 8 p. (Ciconia ciconia; vol. 34).

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    The City is our Anthropo-Scene! Art as a Verb and Urban Sustainability Transformation

    Kagan, S., 2014, Lighting People's Cities. Gay, J., Ong, S. H. & Tan, J. (eds.). Singapore: Oro Editions, p. 97-109 13 p.

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    The Clock of the Long-Now: Die Uhr, die Langeweile und der Beobachter

    Sprenger, F., 2008, Paradoxien der Langeweile. Heller, F. (ed.). Marburg: Schüren Verlag, p. 104–116 13 p. (AugenBlick : Konstanzer Hefte zur Medienwissenschaft; no. 41).

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    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

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    The documentary method

    Behnke, C., 2005, The need to document. Havränek, V., Schaschl-Cooper, S. & Steinbrügge, B. (eds.). Zürich: JRP Ringier Verlag, p. 69-72 4 p.

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    The Emergence of Creative Sustainable Cities

    Kagan, S., 2016, City Linkage: Art and Culture Fostering Urban Futures. Ziehl, M., Rabe, C. & Haupt, T. (eds.). Berlin: Jovis Verlag, p. 21-29 9 p.

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    The EU’s Civil Society from a Normative-Democratic Point of View: the case of the European EU's migration policy

    Friedrich, D. G., 2007, Governance and civil society in the European Union; : Vol 1: Normative perspectives. Ruzza, C. & Sala, V. D. (eds.). Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 113-133 21 p.

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    The F.D.P. small but beautiful

    Müller-Rommel, F., 2000, Liberalism and liberal parties in the European Union. Winter, L. & Marcet, J. (eds.). Barcelona: Institut de Ciencies politiques i socials de la Diputación Provincial, p. 83-118 36 p.

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