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

    Kritik der grotesken Vernunft: Reflexionen zur Wissenschaft des Unternehmens

    Hochmann, L., 30.06.2017, Marburg: Metropolis Verlag. 67 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransferpeer-review

  3. Published

    From GUI to No-UI: Locating the interface for the internet of things

    Shah, N., 26.06.2017, Digitisation: Theories and Concepts for Empirical Cultural Research. Koch, G. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 180-196 17 p.

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

  4. Published

    Kunst- und Kulturproduktion im Bezugsrahmen von Pierre Bourdieus Theorie und die kultursoziologische Analyse sozialer Bewegungen

    Kastner, J., 26.06.2017, Lüneburg. 469 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations

  5. Published

    Media Genealogy: Back to the Present of Digital Cultures

    Apprich, C. & Bachmann, G., 23.06.2017, Digitisation: Theories and Concepts for Empirical Cultural Research. Koch, G. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 293 - 306 14 p.

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

  6. Published

    PlanBude Hamburg: Kollektives Wissen als Grundlage von Stadtgestaltung

    Tribble, R., Wedler, P. & Katthagen, V., 23.06.2017, In: sub\urban. 5, 1-2, p. 267-276 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Dealing with Climate Change: A Conversation with Paul N. Edwards and Oliver Geden

    Schrickel, I. & Engemann, C., 12.06.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 2, p. 175-185 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  8. Published

    Trading Zones of Climate Change: Introduction

    Schrickel, I. & Engemann, C., 12.06.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 2, p. 111-119 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Addressing Complexity in Environmental Management and Governance

    Kirschke, S. & Newig, J., 07.06.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 6, 18 p., 983.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Cultural change in Asia and beyond: From allegiant to assertive citizens

    Welzel, C. P. & Dalton, R., 01.06.2017, In: Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. 2, 2, p. 112-132 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Saving or Subordinating Life? Popular views in Israel and Germany of Donor Siblings Created through PGD

    Raz, A., Schües, C., Wilhelm, N. & Rehmann-Sutter, C., 01.06.2017, In: Journal of Medical Humanities. 38, 2, p. 191-207 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review