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

    Farewell to the White Space? Overcoming Racism in Baltimore's Artistic Fields

    Kirchberg, V., 05.08.2022, Culture and Sustainable Development in the City: Urban Spaces of Possibilities. Kagan, S. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 115-129 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Cabinet Reshuffles in Parliamentary Democracies: A Typology and Framework for Comparative Analysis

    Helms, L. & Vercesi, M., 19.07.2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Government and Opposition. 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Ten Theses on Technology and Organization: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Beyes, T., Chun, W. H. K., Clarke, J., Flyverbom, M. & Holt, R., 01.07.2022, In: Organization Studies. 43, 7, p. 1001-1018 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  4. Published

    The artistic spirit of cities: How cities influence artists' agency

    Kaddar, M., Barak, N., Hoop, M., Kirchberg, V. & de Shalit, A., 01.11.2022, In: Cities. 130, 103843.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Are all politicians the same? Reproduction and change of chief executive career patterns in democratic regimes

    Vercesi, M., 01.09.2022, In: International Social Science Journal. 72, 245, p. 577-595 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The “First Ones to Close and Last Ones to Re-Open”: Music Venues, COVID-19 and the Handling of the Crisis

    Kuchar, R., Frey, M., Gooß, J. & Mertens, T., 22.06.2022, In: Journal of World Popular Music. 9, 1-2, p. 170-196 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Who’s afraid of the senses? Organization, management and the return of the sensorium

    Beyes, T., Cnossen, B., Ashcraft, K. & Bencherki, N., 01.09.2022, In: Management Learning. 53, 4, p. 625-639 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Die documenta – ein Konflikt-Feld: Beuys und die Persuasion

    von Xylander, C. & Wuggenig, U., 31.07.2022, Die Welten der documenta: Wissen und Geltung eines Großereignisses in der Kunst. Buckermann, P. (ed.). 1 ed. Weilerswist: Velbrück Wissenschaft, p. 130-163 33 p.

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

  9. Published

    Thesen zur Koinzidenz von Symbolwert und Marktwert der Kunst

    Wuggenig, U. & Rudolph, S., 03.01.2022, In: Bild.punkt: Zeitschrift der IG Bildende Kunst. 59, p. 21-25 4 p., 7.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Female Bodybuilding and Patriarchal Civilization. The Intrusion of a Practice in Sport into Artistic Fields and Visual Culture

    Mola, I. F. & Wuggenig, U., 2022, Arts and Power: Policies in and by the Arts. Gaupp, L., Barber-Kersovan, A. & Kirchberg, V. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 155-193 39 p. 9. (Kunst und Gesellschaft).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter