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

    The Creativity Complex: A Companion to Contemporary Culture

    Metelmann, J. (ed.) & Beyes, T. (ed.), 2018, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 255 p. (Kultur und Gesellschaft; vol. 36)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    The Forgotten Pioneer Movement: Guidebook

    Gerhardt, U. (ed.) & Husse, S. (ed.), 09.2014, Hamburg: Textem Verlag. 120 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives

    Andeweg, R. B. (ed.), Elgie, R. (ed.), Helms, L. (ed.), Kaarbo, J. (ed.) & Müller-Rommel, F. (ed.), 30.07.2020, 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 864 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    There is no software, there are just services

    Kaldrack, I. (ed.) & Leeker, M. (ed.), 2015, Lüneburg: meson press. 114 p. (Digital Cultures)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    The representative turn in EU studies

    Kröger, S. (ed.) & Friedrich, D. (ed.), 08.04.2016, Abingdon: Taylor and Francis Inc. 145 p. (Journal of European public policy series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Thinking the Problematic: Genealogies and Explorations between Philosophy and the Sciences

    Leistert, O. (ed.) & Schrickel, I. (ed.), 26.10.2020, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 197 p. (Philosophy)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Think Tanks: Die Beratung der Gesellschaft

    Brandstetter, T. (ed.), Pias, C. (ed.) & Vehlken, S. (ed.), 2010, Berlin/Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 123 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Tourismusräume: Zur soziokulturellen Konstruktion eines globalen Phänomens

    Wöhler, K. (ed.), Pott, A. (ed.) & Denzer, V. (ed.), 2010, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 320 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. In preparation

    Toward a New Aesthetics: Institutional Criticism in Art Education from 1900 to Today (Arbeitstitel)

    Neugärtner, S. (ed.), Buchloh, B., Holert, T., Capper, E. R., Saletnik, J., Sprowl, R., Lehmann, A. J., Foster, N., Sadka, N., Seliger, I., Leam, S., Watts, J., Kindsfather, E., Akoi-Jackson, B., Nogueira, I., Bruhn, K., Schoel, M-C. & Schmitz, C., 04.2025, (In preparation) Boston/Leiden: Brill. 300 p. (Doing Arts Thinking: Arts Practice, Research and Education; vol. 18)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  11. Published

    Trick 17: Mediengeschichten zwischen Zauberkunst und Wissenschaft

    Vehlken, S. (ed.), Müller-Helle, K. (ed.), Müggenburg, J. K. (ed.) & Sprenger, F. (ed.), 2016, Norderstedt: meson press. 118 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch