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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    ReClaiming Participation: Technology - Mediation - Collectivity

    Denecke, M. (ed.), Ganzert, A. (ed.), Otto, I. (ed.) & Stock, R. (ed.), 02.2016, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 296 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    The Political Economy of Corporate Governance

    Jansson, A., Larsson-Olaison, U., Veldman, J. & Beverungen, A., 02.2016, In: Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization. 16, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  4. Published

    The total Archive On the Function of Not-Knowing in digital Culture

    Bernard, A., 02.2016, In: Merkur. 70, 801, p. 5-17 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Vollstes Verständnis: Utopien der Kommunikation

    Pias, C. (ed.) & Rieger, S. (ed.), 02.2016, 1 ed. Berlin / Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 208 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Zur Aktualität der Rhythmusbewegung im 21. Jahrhundert: Eine Respondenz

    Großmann, R., 02.2016, In: Die Musikforschung. 69, 2, p. 157-160 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Touristische Verortungen: Reisen im Tourismusmodus: zur Persistenz der Romantik im Reise-Ich

    Wöhler, K., 29.01.2016, Kulturstraßen als Konzept: 20 Jahre Straße der Romanik. Ranft, A. & Schenkluhn, W. (eds.). Verlag Schnell und Steiner, p. 115-127 13 p. (more romano – Schriften des Europäischen Romanik Zentrums; vol. 5).

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

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    Das Leitbild der Mischung im Vergleich: Deutschland, die Niederlande und Großbritannien

    Münch, S., 04.01.2016, Migrationsmanagement 2. Biffl, G. & Dimmel, N. (eds.). Bad Vöslau: Omninum Verlag, p. 45-58 13 p.

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

  9. Published

    Globalization’s limits to the environmental state? Integrating telecoupling into global environmental governance

    Lenschow, A., Newig, J. & Challies, E., 02.01.2016, In: Environmental Politics. 25, 1, p. 136-159 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The “distinctiveness of cities” and distinctions in cities: Boundaries of belonging in comparative perspective

    Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 02.01.2016, In: Urban Research and Practice. 9, 1, p. 37-55 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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