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

    Judgement Practices in the Artistic Field

    Heymer, E. (ed.), Locher, H. (ed.), Marchal, S. (ed.), Sachs-Resch, M. (ed.) & Söntgen, B. (ed.), 2023, München: edition metzel. 504 p. (Praktiken der Kritik; vol. 3)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    “Circuits of Commons”: Exploring the Connections Between Economic Lives and the Commons

    Dalla Chiesa, C., Morea, V. & Sabatini, F., 2023, Living Better Together: Social Relations and Economic Governance in the Work of Ostrom and Zelizer. Haefele, S. & Storr, V. H. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 51-76 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Singing, Playing and Performing in Popular Music in the Age of Liquid Modernity

    Barber-Kersovan, A., 07.03.2023, Word Art + Gesture Art = Tone Art. Heister, H-W., Polk, H. & Rusam, B. (eds.). Springer, p. 223-240 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Schooling, Identity, and Nationhood: Karen Mother-Tongue-Based Education in the Thai–Burmese Border Region

    Thako, H. & Waters, T., 09.03.2023, In: Social Sciences. 12, 3, 19 p., 163.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Religion und Säkularismus im antimuslimischen Rassismus der Gegenwart: Muslim*innen als anachronistische Andere

    Opratko, B., 07.07.2023, Interreligiöser Dialog: Wissenschaftliche Zugänge zur Begegnung der abrahamitischen Religionen. Pollak, R. (ed.). Ferdinand Schöningh, p. 315-333 19 p. (Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society ; vol. 23).

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

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    Editors’ Conversation with German Art Historians Oona Lochner and Isabel Mehl: Writing Like a Feminist—In Dialogue with Carla Lonzi

    Lochner, O. & Mehl, I., 15.04.2023, Female Cultural Production in Modern Italy: Literature, Art and Intellectual History. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 383-395 13 p. (Italian and Italian American Studies).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Pandemische politische Ökonomie: Zur kapitalistischen Verarbeitung der Corona-Krise

    Opratko, B., Dowling, E., Brand, U., Boos, T., Daniel, A., Dursun, A., Flecker, J., Kleinschmidt, M., Krams, M., Lange, D., Liebhart, K., Niederhauser, J., Radhuber, I., Sauer, B. & Staritz, C., 2023, Wien, 58 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    The Manifestation of Authoritarian Populism in Europe: Challenging the Fragile Compromise of Liberal Democracy

    Tiedemann, N., Bolldorf, H., Caterina, D., Huke, N., Opratko, B. & Syrovatka, F., 08.11.2022, The Crisis and Future of Democracy. Regelmann, A-C. (ed.). Brussel: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, p. 18-69 42 p.

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

  9. Published

    Liquidity, Flows, Circulation: The Cultural Logic of Environmentalization

    Denecke, M. (ed.), Kuhn, H. (ed.) & Stürmer, M. (ed.), 01.2023, Diaphanes Verlag. 360 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesTransfer

  10. Published

    Art History Update

    Söntgen, B. (ed.), Graw, I. (ed.), Feldman, J. P. (ed.) & Magalhães, A. (ed.), 12.2022, Berlin: TEXTE ZUR KUNST Verlag. 240 p. (Texte zur Kunst; vol. 32, no. 128)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch