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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    Converging institutions: shaping the relationships between nanotechnologies, economy and society

    Ott, I. & Papilloud, C., 01.12.2007, In: Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. 27, 6, p. 455-466 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Editorial

    Johansson, S. & Brichta, M., 01.05.2008, In: Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. 5, 2, p. 1-3 3 p.

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

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    Learning to rule: Ministerial careers in post-communist democracies

    Fettelschoss, K. & Nikolenyi, C., 17.11.2008, The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. Dowding, K. & Dumont, P. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 204-227 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Einleitung: Introduction

    Wege, A. & Wuggenig, U., 2009, Moirés, Andreas Fogarasi, Katya Sander, Urtica. Wege, A. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). Lüneburg: Verlag für Wissenschaft und zeitgenössische Kunst , p. 8-9 2 p.

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

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    Kinder und Jugendliche im Fokus preußischer Politik im 19. Jahrhundert

    Bornholdt, M., 2008, Berlin: Pro BUSINESS Verlag. 217 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Das (un)mögliche Geschlecht

    Rothemund, K., 2008, Die Erotik des Blicks: Studien zur Filmästhetik und Unterhaltungskultur. Faulstich, W., Dablé, N., Hagener, M. & Rothemund, K. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 93-210 118 p.

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

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    Black visual culture

    Rothemund, K., 2007, In: Medienwissenschaft. 24, 4, p. 459-461 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch