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. 2017
  2. Published

    Resistance to international democracy promotion in Morocco and Tunisia

    van Hüllen, V., 2017, In: Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal. 2, 5, p. 637-657 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Resonanz zwischen Systemtheorie und Kritischer Theorie

    Henkel, A., 2017, Resonanzen und Dissonanzen: Hartmut Rosas kritische Theorie in der Diskussion. Peters, C. H. & Schulz, P. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 105-124 19 p.

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

  4. Published

    Ressourcen. Soziologische Beiträge der Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte

    Henkel, A., 2017, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften und die Suche nach neuen Wissensordnungen. Pfister, T. (ed.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 75-112 38 p.

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

  5. Published

    Rhythm and Technics: On Heidegger's Commentary on Rimbaud

    Hui, Y., 2017, In: Research in Phenomenology. 47, 1, p. 60-84 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Sameness and Difference in Children's Literature: An Introduction

    O'Sullivan, E. & Immel, A., 2017, Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children's Literature : From the Enlightenment to the Present Day. O'Sullivan, E. & Immel, A. (eds.). London, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-25 25 p. (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature).

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

  7. Published

    Scheiben: Medien der Durchsicht und Reflexion

    Göttel, D. (ed.) & Krautkrämer, F. (ed.), 2017, 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 156 p. (Edition Medienwissenschaft)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Schlemmer, Oskar

    Mordhorst, S., 2017, Das große Tanzlexikon: Tanzkulturen, Epochen, Personen, Werke. Hartmann, A. & Woitas, M. (eds.). 2 ed. Laaber: Laaber Verlag, p. 543-544 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  9. Published

    Selbstthematisierungen (in) der Kommunikationsgesellschaft

    Traue, B. C., 2017, Geschlossene Gesellschaften : Verhandlungen des 38. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie. Lessenich, S. (ed.). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Vol. 38. 6 p. (Verhandlungen der Kongresse der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie; vol. 38).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  10. Published

    Silicon Valley

    Bachmann, G., 2017, Nach der Revolution: ein Brevier digitaler Kulturen. Beyes, T., Pias, C. & Mentelmann, J. (eds.). Berlin: Tempus Corporate GmbH, p. 65-76 12 p.

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

  11. Published

    Sky's the Limit

    Wulff, N., 2017, In: Kultur & Gespenster. 18, p. 271-276 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review