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. Collected editions and anthologies › Research
  2. Published

    Geschichtsphilosophie nach der Geschichtsphilosophie? Perspektiven der Kulturgeschichte im Ausgang von Heinz Dieter Kittsteiner

    Blänkner, R. (ed.), Schmieder, F. (ed.), Voller, C. (ed.) & Wagner, J. (ed.), 27.07.2021, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 346 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Gesetzesproduktion im administrativen Binnenbereich

    Brandt, E. (ed.), Smeddinck, U. (ed.) & Tils, R. (ed.), 2001, 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 148 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Patching Together a Global Script

    Börzel, T. A. (ed.) & van Hüllen, V. (ed.), 2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 298 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Governance von Destinationen: Neue Ansätze für die erfolgreiche Steuerung touristischer Zielgebiete

    Saretzki, A. (ed.) & Wöhler, K. (ed.), 27.09.2013, Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag. 290 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Grenzen und Grenzüberschreitungen der Liebe: Studien zur Soziologie intimer Beziehungen II

    Hahn, K. (ed.) & Burkart, G. (ed.), 01.01.2000, Opladen: Verlag Leske + Budrich. 278 p. (Studien zur soziologie intimer Beziehungen; no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Grundwissen Medien

    Faulstich, W. (ed.), 2004, 5. ed. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. 518 p. (UTB)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Hamburg Maschine_revisited: Artistic and Critical Investigations into Our Digital Condition

    Kohlhuber, I. (ed.) & Leistert, O. (ed.), 04.2022, Hamburg: adocs. 436 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Handbuch der Mythologie

    Jamme, C. (ed.) & Matuschek, S. (ed.), 2014, Darmstadt: Philipp von Zabern. 368 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Handel und Verkehr, Mobilität und Konsum: mit 14 Tabellen

    Achen, M. (ed.), Böhmer, J. (ed.), Gather, M. (ed.) & Pez, P. (ed.), 2008, Mannheim: Verlag MetaGIS Infosysteme. 186 p. (Studien zur Mobilitäts- und Verkehrsforschung)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    HyperKult: Geschichte, Theorie und Kontext digitaler Medien

    Warnke, M. (ed.), Coy, W. (ed.) & Tholen, G. C. (ed.), 1997, Basel: Stroemfeld. 520 p. (Nexus; no. 41)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch