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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Dadadatadada: From Dada to Data and Back Again
Kölmel, M-J., 09.03.2023, Dada Data: Contemporary Art Practice in the Era of Post-Truth Politics. Hegenbart, S. & Kölmel, M-J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 23-40 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Democratic innovation and environmental governance
Newig, J., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 05.12.2019, Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance. Elstub, S. & Escobar, O. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 324-338 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Democratic representation in transnational citizens’ forums?
Friedrich, D., 01.01.2014, Political Representation in the European Union: Still Democratic in Times of Crisis?. Kröger, S. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 161-180 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Development from the Margins: Failing Zones and Suspended Development in an Indonesian Border Village
Hargyono, S., 21.06.2021, Development Zones in Asian Borderlands. Chettri, M. & Eilenberg, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 211 230 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Digital game culture(s) as prototype(s) of mediatization and commercialization of society: The World Cyber Games 2008 in Cologne as an Example
Wimmer, J., 01.01.2012, Computer games and new media cultures: A Handbook of Digital Games Studies. Fromme, J. & Unger, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 525-540 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Discourses of Internationalism in Children’s Literature
O'Sullivan, E., 2017, Child autonomy and child governance in children's literature: Where Children Rule. Kelen, C. & Sundmark, B. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 30-42 13 p. (Children's literature and culture).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Englishness in German translations of Alice in Wonderland
O'Sullivan, E., 2016, Interconnecting Translation Studies and Imagology. van Doorslaer, L., Flynn, P. & Leerssen, J. (eds.). Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, p. 87-107 21 p. (Benjamins Translation Library; vol. 119).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Enlightening People: The Spark of Emancipative Values
Welzel, C. & Moreno, A., 01.01.2015, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 59-88 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Epistemic injustice and the children's well-being
Schües, C., 2016, Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood. Drerup, J., Graf, G., Schickhardt, C. & Schweiger, G. (eds.). Berlin, Cham: Springer, p. 155-170 16 p. (Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Equivalence unbalanced-metaphor, case, and example-from Aristotle to Derrida
Haverkamp, A., 17.04.2015, Exemplarity and Singularity: Thinking through Particulars in Philosophy, Literature, and Law. Lowrie, M. & Lüdemann, S. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 46-57 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review