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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    From Open Access to Open Science: The Path From Scientific Reality to Open Scientific Communication

    Heise, C. & Pearce, J. M., 01.04.2020, In: SAGE Open. 10, 2, 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Der Wille zum Düpiertsein: Kayfabe in Coronamerika

    Ruoff, K. & von Xylander, C., 2020, In: Argument. 62, 1, p. 67-83 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Karlsruher Postmoderne: Das Mensch-Natur-Distanz-Festival (ZKM Karlsruhe 22.-24. Mai 2020)

    von Xylander, C., 2020, In: Argument. 62, 1, p. 134-142 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    „Nur ins Dunkel ists ein Schritt“ Paul Celan und Friedrich Hölderlin

    Jamme, C., 04.2020, In: MLN - Modern Language Notes. 135, 3, p. 620-634 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Aesthetics of the past and the future: Human life within changing environments

    Förster, Y., 06.07.2020, Aesthetics in Dialogue: Applying Philosophy of Art in a Global World. Somhegyi, Z. & Ryynänen, M. (eds.). Peter Lang Verlag, p. 237-250 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Martin Warnke. A question of method

    De Vito, E., 01.12.2020, In: Quaderni Storici. 55, 3, p. 855-883 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Politics of Reproduction

    spheres Editorial Collective, Trott, B. (ed.), Beverungen, A. (ed.), Apprich, C. (ed.), Luchs, I. (ed.), Hille, L. (ed.) & Heinrichs, R. (ed.), 03.2020, Lüneburg: Cent­re for Di­gi­tal Cul­tu­res Lüneburg. (spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures; vol. 2000, no. 6)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Absorbing the gaze, scattering looks: Klimt’s distinctive style and its two-fold effect on the eye of the beholder

    Miscenà, A., Arato, J. & Rosenberg, R., 06.10.2020, In: Journal of Eye Movement Research. 13, 2, 13 p., 8.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    After Modernization: Der Globalisierungsbegriff als Platzhalter und Rettungsanker der Sozialwissenschaften

    Knöbl, W., 28.04.2020, In: Vierteljahrshefte fur Zeitgeschichte. 68, 2, p. 297-318 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review