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. 2016
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    Auf Ungerechtigkeit antworten: Einsatzorte politischen Wahrnehmens

    Schües, C., 11.2016, Dem Erleben auf der Spur: Feminismus und die Philosophie des Leibes. Landweer, H. & Marcinski, I. (eds.). Berlin : transcript Verlag, p. 175-196 22 p.

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

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    Medialität, Performativität und Sprachförmigkeit des Geldes. Drei Dimensionen über das Geld als Denkform zu reflektieren

    Krämer, S., 11.2016, Geld! Welches Geld?: Geld als Denkform. Brodbeck, K-H. & Graupe, S. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 153-172 20 p.

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

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    On the Synthesis of Social Memories

    Hui, Y., 11.2016, Memory in Motion : Archives, Technology and the Social. Blom, I., Lundemo, T. & Røssaak, E. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 307-325 19 p.

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

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    Performing (the) digital: Positions of critique in digital cultures

    Leeker, M., 11.2016, Performing the Digital: Performance Studies and Performances in Digital Cultures. Beyes, T., Schipper, I. & Leeker, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, Vol. 11. p. 21-63 43 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft).

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

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    Soziologische Forschung zu den gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen an Museen

    Kirchberg, V., 31.10.2016, Handbuch Museumspädagogik: Kulturelle Bildung in Museen. Commandeur, B., Kunz-Ott, H. & Schad, K. (eds.). 1 ed. München: Kopaed, p. 125 - 134 10 p. (Kulturelle Bildung ; vol. 51).

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

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    Is there a post-racism? On David Theo Goldberg's conjunctural analysis of the post-racial

    Bojadžijev, M., 20.10.2016, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 39, 13, p. 2235-2240 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Albania

    Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 13.10.2016, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. Fruhstorfer, A. & Hein, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 333-358 26 p. (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft).

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

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    Croatia

    Seha, E., 13.10.2016, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. Fruhstorfer, A. & Hein, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 221-241 21 p. (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft).

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

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    Active-matter-Systeme

    Vehlken, S., 04.10.2016, +ultra: gestaltung schafft wissen. Doll, N., Bredekamp, H. & Schäffner, W. (eds.). Leipzig: Seemann Henschel, p. 165-170 6 p.

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