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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    Challenging infrastructures of domestic labor: Implications for labor organizing in Lebanon and Belgium

    Maaroufi, M. & Loew, N., 12.2019, In: Journal of Labor and Society. 22, 4, p. 853-873 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Zootechnologies. A Media History of Swarm Research

    Vehlken, S. & Pakis, V., 28.10.2019, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 400 p. (Recursions)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

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    Die Mutter: Pieter de Hooch

    Söntgen, B. E., 2019, In: Diaphanes. 6/7, p. 112-126 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

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    Himmel und Erde. Das Territorium des Internets

    Warnke, M., 2019, Internet und Staat: Perspektiven auf eine komplizierte Beziehung. Borucki, I. & Schünemann, W. J. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 231-244 14 p. (Staatsverständnisse; vol. 127).

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

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    The 'West' versus 'the Rest'? Festival Curators as Gatekeepers for Sociocultural Diversity

    Gaupp, L., 2020, Managing Culture: Reflecting on exchange in global times. Durrer, V. & Henze, R. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 127-153 27 p. (Sociology of the Arts).

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

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    Hermann Schweppenhäuser: Sprache, Literatur und Kunst

    Friedrich, T. (ed.), Kramer, S. (ed.) & Schweppenhäuser, G. (ed.), 12.2019, 1 ed. Berlin: J.B. Metzler. 418 p. (Gesammelte Schriften; vol. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesTransfer

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    Potent executives: the electoral strength of prime ministers in Central Eastern Europe

    Berz, J. G., 02.10.2019, In: East European Politics. 35, 4, p. 517-537 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    14 Jahre Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel: Unterstützung durch Annäherung

    Berz, J. G., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 50, 3, p. 545-556 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Zuwanderungspolitik – ein neues kommunales Aufgabenfeld?

    Kuehn, M. & Münch, S., 10.2019, In: DISP. 55, 3, p. 22-30 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review