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. Special Journal issue › Research
  2. Published

    Modes of Exhaustion

    Bordeleau, É. (ed.), Brunner, C. (ed.), Kuipers, H. (ed.), Nguyen, N. C. (ed.) & Pape, T. (ed.), 10.2017, Open Humanities Press. 235 p. (Inflexions - A Journal for Research-Creation; no. 10)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Municipalismos monstruo | Monster Municipalisms | Monster-Munizipalismen

    Brunner, C. (ed.), Kubaczek, N. (ed.), Mulvaney, K. (ed.) & Raunig, G. (ed.), 09.2016, Wien: eipcp – European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies. (transversal; no. 9)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  4. Published

    Natur schreiben: Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung 2022

    von Glasenapp, G. (ed.), Lötscher, C. (ed.), O'Sullivan, E. (ed.), Roeder, C. (ed.) & Tomkowiak, I. (ed.), 2022, Frankfurt: Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung. 247 p. (Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung; vol. 2022)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  5. Published

    Online-Verstrickungen: Immanenzen und Ambivalenzen

    Spreen, D. (ed.), 1997, 1 ed. Berlin: Ästhetik & Kommunikation e.V. 125 p. (Ästhetik & Kommunikation; vol. 26, no. 96)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  6. Published

    Organization: The Critical Journal of Organization, Theory and Society

    Beverungen, A. (ed.), Beyes, T. (ed.) & Conrad, L. (ed.), 09.2019, London: SAGE Publications Inc. 127 p. (Organization; vol. 26, no. 5)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  7. Published

    Politics of Reproduction

    spheres Editorial Collective, Trott, B. (ed.), Beverungen, A. (ed.), Apprich, C. (ed.), Luchs, I. (ed.), Hille, L. (ed.) & Heinrichs, R. (ed.), 03.2020, Lüneburg: Cent­re for Di­gi­tal Cul­tu­res Lüneburg. (spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures; vol. 2000, no. 6)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    PROPERTY / EIGENTUM: Thematic Issue of "Texte zur Kunst", Nr. 117

    Abt, N. (ed.), Graw, I. (ed.), Leeb, S. (ed.) & Stakemeier, K. (ed.), 03.2020, Berlin: TEXTE ZUR KUNST Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 253 p. (Texte zur Kunst; vol. 30, no. 117)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  9. Published

    Quantified Selves and Statistical Bodies

    Abend, P. (ed.), Fuchs, M. (ed.), Reichert, R. (ed.), Richterich, A. (ed.) & Wenz, K. (ed.), 04.04.2016, 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 196 p. (Digital Culture and Society; vol. 2, no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  10. Published

    Queer Theory After Marriage Equality. Edited collection in the journal "South Atlantic Quarterly"

    Trott, B. (ed.), 04.2016, 2 ed. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. (South Atlantic Quarterly; vol. 115, no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    "Rebellious Subjects: The Politics of England’s 2011 Riots"

    Trott, B. (ed.), 2013, Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. 47 p. (South Atlantic Quarterly; vol. 112, no. 3)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch