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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    Pattern Discrimination

    Apprich, C., Kyong Chun, W. H., Cramer, F. & Steyerl, H., 2019, Lüneburg: meson press. 124 p. (In Search of Media Book Series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Metamodelizing the Territory: On Teddy Cruz’s Diagrammatic Urbanism

    Brunner, C., 05.2019, Why Guattari? A Liberation of Cartographies, Ecologies and Politics. Jellis, T., Gerlach, J. & Dewsbury, J-D. (eds.). London / New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 58-71 14 p. (Routledge studies in human geography).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Symbolische Räume kultureller Diversität: Verhandlungen, Grenzen und Überschreitungen in den performativen Künsten

    Gaupp, L., 2019, In: Schriften zur Kultur- und Mediensemiotik Online. 2, 4/2018, p. 241-259

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Geistesgeschichte der Technik: »Phantastisches von morgen« und die Höhenflüge des Tech-Kapitalismus — ein Erklärungsversuch

    Görlich, C., 2018, 10 Minuten Soziologie: Fakten. Gianna, B. & Anna, H. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 133-146 14 p. (10 Minuten Soziologie; vol. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Resonating self-tracking practices? Empirical insights into theoretical reflections on a 'sociology of resonance'

    Kappler, K. E., Krzeminska, A. & Noji, E., 24.09.2018, Metric Culture: Ontologies of Self-Tracking Practices. Ajana, B. (ed.). Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 77-95 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Rassismusforschung in Deutschland. Prekäre Geschichte, strukturelle Probleme, neue Herausforderungen

    Bojadzijev, M., Opratko, B., Braun, K. & Liebig, M., 2018, Leerstelle Rassismus? : Analysen und Handlungsmöglichkeiten nach dem NSU. Dürr, T. & Becker, R. (eds.). Schwalbach/Ts.: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 59-73

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Digitale Kulturen und Kritik nach ihrem Ende

    Hille, L. & Wentz, D., 2023, Kritik postdigital. Hille, L. & Wentz, D. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 9-20 12 p. (Digital Cultures Series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Kritik postdigital

    Hille, L. (ed.) & Wentz, D. (ed.), 2023, Lüneburg: meson press. 140 p. (Digital Cultures Series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Der dunkle Transhumanismus

    Hille, L., 2023, Kritik postdigital. Hille, L. & Wentz, D. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 117-132 16 p. (Digital Cultures Series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch