School of Culture and Society

Organisational unit: Research School

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. 2018
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    Mischverhältnisse: Zur Beziehung von Medien- und Organisationstheorie

    Conrad, L. & Beyes, T., 04.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 10, 18-1, p. 50-58 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    ‘Raising the temperature’: the arts in a warming planet

    Galafassi, D., Kagan, S., Milkoreit, M., Heras, M., Bilodeau, C., Juarez Bourke, S., Merrie, A., Guerrero, L., Pétursdóttir, G. & Tàbara, J. D., 04.2018, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 31, April 2018, p. 71-79 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Sonderheft Medienökonomien, Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft, Vol 18, Nr. 1

    Hoof, F. (ed.), Dommann, M. (ed.) & Hediger, V. (ed.), 04.2018, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 210 p. (Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft; vol. 18, no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Participatory Governance of Science

    Saretzki, T., 30.03.2018, Handbook on Participatory Governance. Heinelt, H. (ed.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 157-184 28 p. (Handbooks of Research on Public Policy).

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

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    Future Gaming: Creative Interventions in Video Game Culture

    Ruffino, P., 23.03.2018, London: Goldsmiths Press. 154 p. (Future Media )

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Between Recognition and Abstraction: Early Vocational Training Films

    Hoof, F., 22.03.2018, The Image in Early Cinema: Form and Material. Curtis, S., Gunning, T., Gauthier, P. & Yumibe, J. (eds.). Indiana University Press, p. 111-119 9 p. (The Image in Early Cinema).

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

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    Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems: Regional Chief Executives in Italy, 1970-2015

    Grimaldi, S. & Vercesi, M., 15.03.2018, In: Regional & Federal Studies. 28, 2, p. 125-149 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Integrationsdiskurse in Deutschland und Großbritannien zwischen Dichotomisierung und Super-Diversität

    Münch, S., 01.03.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 12, 1, p. 173 - 188 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Medienökonomien. Einleitung in den Schwerpunkt

    Dommann, M., Hediger, V. & Hoof, F., 01.03.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 10, 18-1, p. 8-17 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review