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

    Populismi: Il "Movimento 5 Stelle" e la "Alternativa per la Germania

    Schwörer, J., 2016, Roma: Fondazione Pietro Nenni. 221 p. (Bussole; vol. 0001)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  3. Published

    Präsidenten und Regierungen in der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Grotz, F., 2016, Handbuch Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. Lauth, H-J., Kneuer, M. & Pickel, G. (eds.). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 483-495 13 p.

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

  4. Published

    Prometheus meets Meta-Image: Implementations of Aby Warburg's methodical approach in the digital era

    Warnke, M. & Dieckmann, L., 2016, In: Visual Studies. 31, 2, p. 109-120 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Quando mancano i votanti: il caso delle elezioni primarie dell'Emilia-Romagna.

    Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 2016, Selezionare i Presidenti : Le Primarie regionali in Italia. de Luca, M. & Rombi, S. (eds.). Edizioni Epoké, p. 105-121 17 p.

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

  6. Published

    Randzonen des Willens: Anthropologische und ethische Probleme von Entscheidungen in Grenzsituationen

    Moos, T. (ed.), Rehmann-Sutter, C. (ed.) & Schües, C. (ed.), 2016, Frankfurt : Peter Lang Verlag. 370 p. (Praktische Philosophie kontrovers; vol. 6)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Religion aus kultursoziologischer Perspektive

    Herbrik, R. & Haken, M., 2016, Handbuch Kultursoziologie: Band 2: Theorien - Methoden - Felder. Moebius, S., Nungesser, F. & Scherke, K. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, Vol. 2. 15 p.

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

  8. Published

    Risk and Security: Diagnosis of the present in context of (post-)modern insecurities

    Kaufmann, S. & Wichum, R., 2016, In: Historical Social Research. 41, 1, p. 48-69 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Rózsa Farkas: Post-Internet? Deine Mudda! Ein Gespräch von Clemens Apprich

    Apprich, C., 2016, In: Kunstforum international. 242, p. 132 - 141 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  10. Published

    Schichten und der Zwischenraum: Über Ästhetik und Funktion von Scheiben im 3D-Film am Beispiel von Martin Scorseses HUGO

    Kuhn, E., 2016, Scheiben: Medien der Durchsicht und Reflexion. Göttel, D. & Krautkrämer, F. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 89-103 15 p.

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

  11. Published

    Script and sound: reflections on the creative function of visualization and spatiali-zation for time-bounded processes like speech and music.

    Krämer, S., 2016, Danish Musicology Online Special Edition, 2016: Word and Music Studies – New paths, new methods. Wierod, L., KKjær Lønneker, A. M., Borcak, F. & Larsen, C. V. (eds.). Dansk Musikforskning Online, p. 14-24 11 p. (Danish Musicology Online ; vol. Special Edition 2016).

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