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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    Mailen

    Siegert, P. F., 2018, Historisches Wörterbuch des Mediengebrauchs. Christians, H., Birkenbach, M. & Wegmann, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Köln, Weimar, Wien: Böhlau Verlag GmbH, Vol. 2. p. 257-272 16 p.

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

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    Una opinión pública termostática: El efecto de las crisis económicas y la acción gubernamental en las preferencias de políticas públicas en Cataluña

    Romero, X., 2018, Barcelona: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 9 p. (Quaderns de l'ICPS; vol. 15).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Verantwortung kommt mit Nähe: Vorspiel einer Unternehmenstheorie der Zukunft

    Hochmann, L. & Pfriem, R., 2018, Reflexive Responsibilisierung: Verantwortung für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Henkel, A., Lüdtke, N., Buschmann, N. & Hochmann, L. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 123-140 18 p. (Sozialtheorie).

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

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    Reflexive Responsibilisierung: Verantwortung für nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Henkel, A. (ed.), Lüdtke, N. (ed.), Buschmann, N. (ed.) & Hochmann, L. (ed.), 14.02.2018, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 458 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Returning to Class? – Eribon and ‘Identity Politics’ in the Time of Trump

    Trott, B., 02.2018, In: Berkeley Journal of Sociology. 61, Februar

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Comedy of Deviation: Tamar Getter's Hēliotropion Cycle

    Leeb, S., 2018, Tamar Getter. Hēliotropion: Catalogue for the exhibition held at the Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod, January 6-March 3, 2018. 1. Auflage ed. En Harod: Mishkan Museum of Art, p. 157-164 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContribution of Exihibition cataloguesResearch

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    A Tale of Culture-Bound Regime Evolution: The Centennial Democratic Trend and Its Recent Reversal.

    Welzel, C. P., 10.2017, 7 ed., Gothenburg (Sweden): Göteborgs universitet, p. 1-30, 30 p. (V-Dem Working Papers Series; vol. 2017, no. 11).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Political Culture Paradigm

    Welzel, C. P., 08.2016, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. R. Thompson, W. (ed.). 1 ed. New York / USA: Oxford University Press, Vol. 1. 26 p. (Oxford Research Encyclopedias).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    The impact of genes, geography, and educational opportunities on national cognitive achievement

    Minkov, M., Welzel, C. P. & Bond, M. H., 01.04.2016, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 47, p. 236-243 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Cultural change in Asia and beyond: From allegiant to assertive citizens

    Welzel, C. P. & Dalton, R., 01.06.2017, In: Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. 2, 2, p. 112-132 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review