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. 2015
  2. Published

    A geology of media

    Parikka, J., 01.01.2015, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 224 p. (Electronic mediations; vol. 46)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  3. Published

    Enlightening People: The Spark of Emancipative Values

    Welzel, C. & Moreno, A., 01.01.2015, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 59-88 30 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Glaubwürdigkeit als Gegenstand der Medienkritik: Befunde einer Studie zur medialen Berichterstattung über die NSU-Morde

    Thomas, T., Grittmann, E. & Virchow, F., 01.01.2015, In: Communicatio socialis. 48, 2, p. 138-151 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Software and soldier life cycles of recruitment, training, and rehabilitation in the post-9/11 ERA

    Allen, R., 01.01.2015, The War of My Generation: Youth Culture and the War on Terror. Kieran, D. (ed.). Rutgers University Press, p. 144-168 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

    Dalton, R. (ed.) & Welzel, C. (ed.), 01.01.2015, New York: Cambridge University Press. 355 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  7. Published

    Weber’s rationalism and modern society: New translations on politics, bureaucracy, and social stratification

    Waters, T. & Waters, D., 01.01.2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 233 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  8. Published

    Die Zeit des Tourismus

    Wöhler, K., 01.2015, Tourismus und mobile Freizeit: Lebensformen, Trends, Herausforderung. Egger, R. & Luger, K. (eds.). Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 157-176 20 p.

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

  9. Published

    Tourismuspolitik

    Wöhler, K., 01.2015, Handlexikon der Europäischen Union. Bergmann, J. (ed.). 5. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 927-931 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  10. Published

    Über Klangerzeuger, Metallkisten und Breakbeat-Labore: Konstellationen aus Sound, Technik, Wissen und Praxis

    Hardjowirogo, S-I. & Pelleter, M., 01.2015, In: Navigationen. 15, 2, p. 99-111 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Vom Schreiben und Lesen der Stadt: LiteraTouristische Erkundigungen des Urbanen

    Saretzki, A., 01.2015, Tourismus und mobile Freizeit: Lebensformen, Trends, Herausforderungen. Egger, R. & Luger, K. (eds.). Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 259-279 21 p.

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