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

    Resistance to international democracy promotion in Morocco and Tunisia

    van Hüllen, V., 2017, In: Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal. 2, 5, p. 637-657 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Dataset of Italian Regional Presidents’ Career Paths (1970-2015)

    Grimaldi, S. & Vercesi, M., 23.11.2017

    Research output: Non-textual form typesData setResearch

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    Who's Hacking Whom?

    Ridgway, R., 02.2017, Hacks, Leaks, and Breaches. Coleman, E. G. & Kelty, C. M. (eds.). United States: CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Vol. 8. p. 120-126 7 p. (Limn; vol. 8).

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

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    Virtual Migration, Racism, and the Multiplication of Labour

    Altenried, M. & Bojadžijev, M., 2017, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 4, 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Logistische Grenzlandschaften: Das Regime mobiler Arbeit nach dem „Sommer der Migration“

    Altenried, M. (ed.), Bojadžijev, M. (ed.), Höfler, L. J. (ed.), Mezzadra, S. (ed.) & Wallis, M. (ed.), 2017, Münster: Unrast Verlag. 208 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    "to expose, to show, to demonstrate, to inform, to offer. Artistic Practices around 1990"

    Kuhn, H., 2017, In: Provence : An Eight Issue Magazine Dedicated to Hobbies. C, Spring/Summer 2017, p. 63-66 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    On cosmotechnics: For a renewed relaton between technology and nature in the anthropocene

    Hui, Y., 2017, In: Techne: Research in Philosophy and Technology. 21, 2-3, p. 319-341 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Das Volk als Zuschauer – die Zuschauer als Volk?

    Hammer, D. & Jasser, G. S., 01.09.2017, Okulare Demokratie: Der Bürger als Zuschauer. Hammer, D. & Kajewski, M-C. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 131-148 18 p. (Edition Politik; vol. 48).

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

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    Unfreiwillig mit Schmitt: Die Rezeption Carl Schmitts in der Demokratietheorie Chantal Mouffes

    Mattutat, L. & Breuning, F., 2017, Radikale Demokratie: Zum Staatsverständnis von Chantal Mouffe und Ernesto Laclau. Hetzel, A. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 65-84 20 p. (Staatsverständnisse; vol. 104).

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