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. Published

    The Smartness Mandate: Orit Halpern/Robert Mitchell. Cambridge/London (The MIT Press) 2022

    Tollmann, V., 2023, In: Springerin : Hefte für Gegenwartskunst. 29, 2, p. 75 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsEducation

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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

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    Introducing VISU: Vagueness, Incompleteness, Subjectivity, and Uncertainty in Art Provenance Data

    Mariani, F., 2023, Computational Methods in the Humanities 2022 : Proceedings of the Workshop on Computational Methods in the Humanities 2022 Lausanne, Switzerland, June 9–10, 2022.. Rochat, Y., Metrailler, C. & Piotrowski, M. (eds.). Aachen: Sun Site Central Europe (RWTH Aachen University), Vol. 3602. p. 63-84 22 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; vol. 3602).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Klassifizierungskämpfe: Ein imaginärer freier Austausch zur documenta fifteen

    Wuggenig, U., 31.05.2023, Ins Bild kommen: Spielräume der Kunstkritik. Hosseini, A., Kipke, A., Kuhn, H. & Woisnitza, M. (eds.). Paderborn: Brill | Fink, p. 28-33 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Über das Marionettentheater: (eine semiotische Begebenheit in virtueller Zeit abgefasst nach dem Amerikanischen, zum Gebrauch für alte Kinder)

    von Xylander, C., 31.05.2023, Ins Bild kommen: Spielräume der Kunstkritik. Hosseini, A., Kipke, A., Kuhn, H. & Woisnitza, M. (eds.). Paderborn: Brill | Fink, p. 126-132 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Ins Bild kommen: Spielräume der Kunstkritik

    Hosseini, A. (ed.), Kipke, A. (ed.), Kuhn, H. (ed.) & Woisnitza, M. (ed.), 2023, Paderborn: Brill | Fink. 234 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Dual Reality: ( Un)Observed Magic in the Workplace

    Bialski, P. & Farid, S., 30.04.2021, Book of Anonymity. Collective, A. (ed.). Brooklyn, NY: punctum books, p. 326-335 10 p.

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

  8. Published

    Toward a Kaleidoscopic Understanding of Anonymity

    Bachmann, G., McHardy, J., Knecht, M. & Zurawski, N., 30.04.2021, Book of Anonymity. Collective, A. (ed.). Brooklyn, NY: punctum books, p. 16-34 19 p.

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

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    From the Love of Art to a Passion for Investment? Shifts and Classification Struggles around the Global Elite of Art Collectors

    Wuggenig, U. & Buchholz, L., 2023, Judgement Practices in the Artistic Field. Söntgen, B., Heymer, E., Locher, H., Marchal, S. & Sachs-Resch, M. (eds.). München: edition metzel, p. 392-412 21 p. (Praktiken der Kritik; vol. 3).

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

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    Zur (Un-)Bedeutsamkeit der Ökonomisierung. Eine Differenzierung des Einflusses ökonomischer Logiken auf Akteur:innen der stationären Kinder- und Jugendhilfe

    Underwood, L. & Rowitz, L., 06.2023, In: AIS-Studien. 16, 1, p. 74-87 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review