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. 2015
  2. Published

    The Americas: Evo's Bolivia: Continuity and Change, C. Farthing Linda & H. Kohl Benjamin . Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2014. 272pp

    Buitrago, M. A., 11.2015, In: Political Studies Review. 13, 4, p. 617-618 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Transiträume der Flucht: Dekonstruktionen der „Heimat Europa“

    Steierwald, U. R., 11.2015, In: literaturkritik.de. 17, 11.2

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  4. Published

    On the Spot: The Double Immersion of Virtual Reality

    Warnke, M., 30.10.2015, Immersion in the Visual Arts and Media. Liptay, F. (ed.). Leiden: Rodopi, p. 204 - 213 10 p. ( Studies in Intermediality; vol. 9).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Fictions of the Possible: Art, the City and Public Entrepreneurship

    Beyes, T., 27.10.2015, In: Journal of Management Inquiry. 24, 4, p. 445-449 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Grüne Parteien.

    Müller-Rommel, F., 16.10.2015, Kleines Lexikon der Politik.. Nohlen, D. & Grotz, F. (eds.). 6. ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 257-260 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  7. Published

    Umweltpolitik

    Saretzki, T., 16.10.2015, Kleines Lexikon der Politik. Nohlen, D. & Grotz, F. (eds.). 6 ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 674-677 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaEducation

  8. Published

    Anti-EU and anti-LGBT attitudes in Poland: Considering quantitative and qualitative evidence

    Chojnicka, J., 01.10.2015, In: Baltic Journal of European Studies. 5, 2, p. 30-55 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Europa – Heimat als Groteske

    Steierwald, U., 30.09.2015, In: Germanica. 56, p. 73-94 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Im Netz der Dinge: Zur Einleitung

    Engemann, C. & Sprenger, F., 30.09.2015, Internet der Dinge: Über smarte Objekte, intelligente Umgebungen und die technische Durchdringung der Welt. Engemann, C. & Sprenger, F. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 7-57 51 p.

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

  11. Published

    Data traffic in theater and engineering: Between technical conditions and illusions

    Leeker, M. & Steppat, M., 25.09.2015, Traffic: Media as Infrastructures and Cultural Practices. Näser-Lather, M. & Neubert, C. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 160-179 20 p. (Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection ; vol. 88).

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