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

    „Rasse“ und Naturteleologie bei Kant: Zum Rassismusproblem der Vernunft

    Mateo, M. M. & Stubenrauch, H., 26.10.2022, In: Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Philosophie. 70, 4, p. 619-640 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    «We are all activists»: Exploring solidarities in activism by, with and for refugees and migrants in hamburg

    Rzadtki, L-K., 01.09.2022, Bielefeld.: transcript Verlag. 240 p. (Social Movement and Protest; vol. 9)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Transcending the Locality of Grassroots Initiatives: Diffusion of Sustainability Knowledge and Practice through Transdisciplinary Research

    Ortíz, W. & Vilsmaier, U., 01.10.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 19, 17 p., 12259.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Transgenerational Audiovisual Narration in Revolutionary Women: Ella

    Gerhardt, U., 2022, Lene Markusen: Mythbiographies. : I Premiati di Villa Romana 2021. Angelika Stepken, F. (ed.). Florenz: Villa Romana, p. 37-39 3 p.

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

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    „Ghostly Embodiments“

    Gerhardt, U., 2021, Irina Gheorghe, Methods for the Study of What Is Not There. Quante, N. (ed.). Berlin: Bierke Verlag, 1 p.

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

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    Sankt – Female Identities in the Post-Utopian (Synopsis)

    Gerhardt, U., 01.04.2019, Sisters Alike: Female Identities in the Post-Utopian. Markusen, L. (ed.). Leipzig: Spector Books, p. 30 1 p.

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

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    GRAD (Synopsis)

    Gerhardt, U., 01.04.2019, Sisters Alike: Female Identities in the Post-Utopian. Markusen, L. (ed.). Leipzig: Spector Books, p. 108 1 p.

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

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    Queering

    John, R. H., 01.04.2022, Why Art Criticism? : A Reader. Söntgen, B. & Voss, J. (eds.). Berlin: Hatje Cantz Verlag, p. 415-427 13 p. (Zeitgenössische Kunst).

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

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    Prime Ministers in Europe: Changing Career Experiences and Profiles

    Müller-Rommel, F., Vercesi, M. & Berz, J., 01.07.2022, 1 ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 231 p. (Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  10. Published

    Hören, was die Maschine hört

    Großmann, R., 2022, Acoustic Intelligence: Hören und Gehorchen. Schürmer, A., Haberer, M. & Brautscheck, T. (eds.). Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf University Press, p. 83-94 12 p. (acoustic studies düsseldorf; vol. 5).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review