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.

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    After Affects: Zealous Zombies, Panic Prevention, Crowd Simulation

    Vehlken, S., 01.10.2014, Timing of Affect: epistemologies, aesthetics, politics. Angerer, M-L., Bösel, B. & Ott, M. (eds.). Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 303-320 18 p.

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

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    State-Building and the European Union's Fight against Corruption in the Southern Caucasus: Why Legitimacy Matters

    Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 10.2014, In: Governance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions . 27, 4, p. 613-634 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Matthew Rampley, The Vienna School of Art History: Empire and the Politics of Scholarship, 1847 – 1918

    Koss, M., 25.09.2014, 3 p. Council for European Studies - Columbia University.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearch

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    Children’s Literature On The Move: Nations, Translations, Migrations. Edited by Nora Maguire and Beth Rodgers

    O'Sullivan, E., 01.09.2014, In: Inis. 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Is this Art? An Experimental Study on Visitors' Judgement of Contemporary Art

    Tröndle, M., Kirchberg, V. & Tschacher, W., 01.09.2014, In: Cultural Sociology. 8, 3, p. 310-332 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Soziale Medien: Neue Massen

    Baxmann, I. (ed.), Beyes, T. (ed.) & Pias, C. (ed.), 01.09.2014, Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag. 368 p. (Medienwissenschaftliche Symposien der DFG)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Visueller Aktivismus und affektive Öffentlichkeiten: Die Inszenierung von Körperwissen in 'Pro-Ana' und 'Fat acceptance'-Blogs

    Traue, B. C., 01.09.2014, In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 39, 1, p. 121-142 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review