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. 2017
  2. Published

    Policy implementation through multi-level governance: analysing practical implementation of EU air quality directives in Germany

    Gollata, J. A. M. & Newig, J., 24.09.2017, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 24, 9, p. 1308-1327 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    “Ruinensehnsucht”: Longing for Decay in Computer Games

    Fuchs, M., 22.09.2017, In: ToDiGRA. 3, 2, p. 37-56 20 p., 2.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Animating embryos: the in toto representation of life

    Wellmann, J., 01.09.2017, In: British Journal for the History of Science. 50, 3, p. 521-535 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Das Volk als Zuschauer – die Zuschauer als Volk?

    Hammer, D. & Jasser, G. S., 01.09.2017, Okulare Demokratie: Der Bürger als Zuschauer. Hammer, D. & Kajewski, M-C. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 131-148 18 p. (Edition Politik; vol. 48).

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

  6. Published

    Die neuen Munizipalismen: Soziale Bewegung und die Regierung der Städte

    Brunner, C. (ed.), Kubaczek, N. (ed.), Mulvaney, K. (ed.) & Raunig, G. (ed.), 09.2017, 1 ed. Wien: Transversal Texts. 141 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children’s Literature: From the Enlightenment to the Present Day

    O'Sullivan, E. (ed.) & Immel, A. (ed.), 09.2017, London: Palgrave Macmillan. 268 p. (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Nach der Revolution: Ein Brevier digitaler Kulturen

    Beyes, T. (ed.), Metelmann, J. (ed.) & Pias, C. (ed.), 09.2017, Berlin: Tempus Corporate GmbH. 204 p. (Duisburger Dialoge)(Edition Speersort)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Operaismo and The Wicked Problem of Organisation

    Trott, B., 09.2017, In: Journal of Labor and Society. 20, 3, p. 307-324 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Picturing the World for Children: Early Nineteenth-Century Images of Foreign Nations

    O'Sullivan, E., 09.2017, Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children’s Literature: From the Enlightenment to the Present Day. O'Sullivan, E. & Immel, A. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 51-70 20 p. (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature).

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

  11. Published

    Embodying Enlivenment: Becoming Sex-Ecologies at the Xplore Berlin 2016 Symposium and Festival

    Kagan, S., 23.08.2017, In: CSPA Quarterly. 17, p. 35-40 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch