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. 2023
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    Schooling, Identity, and Nationhood: Karen Mother-Tongue-Based Education in the Thai–Burmese Border Region

    Thako, H. & Waters, T., 09.03.2023, In: Social Sciences. 12, 3, 19 p., 163.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    The Digital Revolution as Counter-Revolution

    Simon, J., 09.03.2023, Dada Data: Contemporary Art Practice in the Era of Post-Truth Politics. Hegenbart, S. & Kölmel, M-J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 197-212 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Singing, Playing and Performing in Popular Music in the Age of Liquid Modernity

    Barber-Kersovan, A., 07.03.2023, Word Art + Gesture Art = Tone Art. Heister, H-W., Polk, H. & Rusam, B. (eds.). Springer, p. 223-240 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Simulative Souveränität: Eine Soziologie politischer Ordnungsbildung

    Kretschmann, A., 03.2023, Konstanz: Konstanz University Press. 383 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Dada Data: Contemporary Art in the Era of Post-Truth Politics

    Hegenbart, S. (ed.) & Kölmel, M-J. (ed.), 23.02.2023, Bloomsbury Academic. 304 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Society and territory: making sense of Italian populism from a historical perspective

    Vercesi, M., 02.2023, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 31, 1, p. 111-131 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Independent Music and Independent Music Scenes. From DIY led Collectives to Individualized Professionals?

    Kuchar, R., 26.01.2023, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Youth Cultures. Bennett, A. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 567-592 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    It’s All Method: Schmitz and Neo- Phenomenology

    Jørgensen, L., 26.01.2023, The Oxford Handbook of Phenomenologies and Organization Studies. de Vaujany, F-X., Aroles, J. & Pérezts, M. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 602-621 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Kulturelle Diversität in der kuratorischen Praxis: Politik(en) globaler Künste

    Gaupp, L., 11.01.2023, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 372 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations