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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    The representative turn in EU studies

    Kröger, S. (ed.) & Friedrich, D. (ed.), 08.04.2016, Abingdon: Taylor and Francis Inc. 145 p. (Journal of European public policy series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Is there a post-racism? On David Theo Goldberg's conjunctural analysis of the post-racial

    Bojadžijev, M., 20.10.2016, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 39, 13, p. 2235-2240 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Local scenes, urban development and the commercialization of live music: Three fields of tension for scene based performing spaces

    Kuchar, R., 07.2016, KISMIF - Keep it simple make it fast : DIY Cultures, Spaces & Places. Book of Abstracts. Bennett, A. & Guerra, P. (eds.). Universidade Porto, p. 113 1 p.

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

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    Gesellschaftliche Funktionen von Museen im Zeichen sozialer Verantwortung

    Kirchberg, V., 2016, Handbuch Museum: Geschichte - Aufgaben-Perspektiven. Walz, M. (ed.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 300-304 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Architektur Campus Leuphana: Online-Version des Architekturführers mit transcribierten Interviews

    Kirschner, U. & Pries, M., 2016, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 186 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

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    Party Gate-Keeping and Women’s Appointment to Parliamentary Committees: Evidence from the Italian Case

    Pansardi, P. & Vercesi, M., 23.01.2017, In: Parliamentary Affairs. 70, 1, p. 62-83 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Quando mancano i votanti: il caso delle elezioni primarie dell'Emilia-Romagna.

    Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 2016, Selezionare i Presidenti : Le Primarie regionali in Italia. de Luca, M. & Rombi, S. (eds.). Edizioni Epoké, p. 105-121 17 p.

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

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    Book review: R.A.W. Rhodes and Paul 't Hart (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Leadership

    Vercesi, M., 05.2016, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 14, 2, p. 280-280 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Alienation, The Social Individual, and Communism: Marx in the 21st Century

    Nigro, R., 06.2016, Work, Migration, Memes, Personal Geopolitics. 30 ed. Zurich: CreateSpace, p. 44-53 9 p. (OnCurating.org; vol. 30).

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