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.

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    Das Kreischen der Sirenen1

    von Xylander, C., 08.2023, In: Argument. 65, 1, p. 59-69 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Non-invariance? An Overstated Problem With Misconceived Causes

    Welzel, C., Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Inglehart, R. F., 08.2023, In: Sociological Methods and Research. 52, 3, p. 1368-1400 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Archival Research on Les Immatériaux

    Broeckmann, A. & Vicet, M., 08.2023, Beyond Matter, Within Space: Curatorial and Art Mediation Techniques on the Verge of Virtual Reality. Nolasco-Rózsás, L. & Schädler, M. (eds.). Berlin: Hatje Cantz Verlag, p. 215-222 8 p.

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

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    We build this city on rocks and (feminist) code: hacking corporate computational designs of cities to come

    Voigt, M-L., 24.07.2023, In: Digital Creativity. 34, 2, p. 162-177 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Religion und Säkularismus im antimuslimischen Rassismus der Gegenwart: Muslim*innen als anachronistische Andere

    Opratko, B., 07.07.2023, Interreligiöser Dialog: Wissenschaftliche Zugänge zur Begegnung der abrahamitischen Religionen. Pollak, R. (ed.). Ferdinand Schöningh, p. 315-333 19 p. (Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society ; vol. 23).

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

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    ‘Welcome to #GabFam’: Far-right virtual community on Gab

    Jasser, G., McSwiney, J., Pertwee, E. & Zannettou, S., 01.07.2023, In: New Media and Society. 25, 7, p. 1728-1745 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Newspapers and the circulation of academic knowledge

    Jung, S., 30.06.2023, Routledge Handbook of Academic Knowledge Circulation. Keim, W., Medina, L. R., Arvanitis, R., Bacolla, N., Basu, C., Dufoix, S., Klein, S., Olarte, M. N., Riedel, B., Ruvituso, C., Saalmann, G., Schlechtriemen, T. & Vessuri, H. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 430-442 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Die Bildwelt in Walter Benjamins Kafka-Lektüre

    Lee, H., 29.06.2023, Paderborn: Brill | Fink. 241 p. (Ästhetische Praxis ; vol. 6)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Musikclubs in der Livemusikökologie: Situation und kulturpolitische Implikationen in Zeiten der Pandemie

    Kuchar, R., 20.06.2023, KULTUR:WANDEL: Impulse für die Next Society. Grädler, F., Blaich, A., Mohr, H. & Seibold, H. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 111-122 12 p.

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

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    Media Review: Contemporary Art as Collective Organizing (and its Contradictions)

    Beyes, T. & Holm, D. V., 06.06.2023, In: Organization Studies. 44, 9, p. 1551-1554 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch