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. 2016
  2. Published

    Leibniz on symbolism as a cognitive instrument

    Krämer, S., 2016, The Philosophy of Emerging Media: Understanding, Appreciation and Application. Floyd, J. & Katz, J. E. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 307-318 12 p.

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

  3. Published

    Mehr oder weniger neues Licht: Neuerscheinungen zum Jubiläumsjahr der Fotografie

    Kemp, W. K., 2016, In: Kunstchronik. 69, 1, p. 13-21 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Mining the Campus: Transforming Lüneburg University

    Kastelan, C. & Wuggenig, U., 2016, Front, Field, Line, Plane: Researching the Militant Image. Bitter, S., Weber, H., Loichinger, H. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). Hamburg: adocs, p. 80–107 28 p.

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

  5. Published

    Mobilizing Memes: The Contagious Socio-Aesthetics of Participation

    Simons, S., 2016, ReClaiming Participation: Technology – Mediation – Collectivity. Mathias, D., Anne, G., Otto, I. & Stock, R. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 231–245 15 p. (Media Studies).

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

  6. Published

    Mon masque appartient à tous: Die selbstdarstellerischen Praktiken Gustave Courbets

    Marchal, S., 2016, Hermeneutik des Gesichts: Das Bildnis im Blick aktueller Forschung. Fleckner, U. & Hensel, T. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 391-410 20 p. (Schriften des Internationalen Warburg Kollegs; vol. 5).

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

  7. Published

    Multimodal Crowd Sensing

    Vehlken, S., 2016, ReClaiming Participation: Technology - Mediation - Collectivity. Denecke, M., Ganzert, A., Otto, I. & Stock, R. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 51–66 16 p. (Edition Medienwissenschaft; vol. 15).

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

  8. Published

    Museum Sociology

    Kirchberg, V., 2016, Routledge International Handbook of the Sociology of Art and Culture. Hanquinet, L. & Savage, M. (eds.). London & New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 232-246 15 p. 15. (Routledge International Handbook).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  9. Published

    Music Spaces in Conflict: Local Scenes, Live-Music Industry, and the 'Urban Growth Machine' in Hamburg

    Kuchar, R., 2016, Arts and Creativity: Working on Identity and Difference: 9th Midterm Conference of the RN Sociology of the Arts, Book of Abstracts. Guerra, P. & Kagan, S. (eds.). Universidade Porto, p. 107 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Napoleon in den Alpen: Der moderne Halbgott tritt in Erscheinung

    Stoffel, P., 2016, Inflation der Mythen?: Zur Vernetzung und Stabilität eines modernen Phänomens. Wodianka, S. & Ebert, J. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 219-238 20 p. (Edition Kulturwissenschaft; vol. 72).

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

  11. Published

    Nietzsche und das Politische: Zur Einführung

    Andermann, K., Große Wiesmann, H. & Saar, M., 2016, ..... der unmögliche Mönch“? : Nietzsches Luther- und Reformationskritik. Reschke, R. (ed.). Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 23. p. 133-139 7 p. ( Nietzscheforschung - Jahrbuch der Nietzschegesellschaft; vol. 23).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review