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. 2014
  2. Published

    Plants, Androids and Operators: A Post-Media Handbook

    Apprich, C. (ed.), Berry Slater, J. (ed.), Iles, A. (ed.) & Schultz, O. L. (ed.), 2014, London: Mute Books. 188 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Political Culture

    Welzel, C. & Inglehart, R., 2014, Comparative Politics. Caramani, D. (ed.). 3 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 284-301 18 p. 17

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

  4. Published

    Political Culture and Value Change

    Dalton, R. & Welzel, C., 2014, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). 1. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Politische Bildung als lebenslanges Lernen

    Lange, D. (ed.) & Oeftering, T. (ed.), 2014, 1 ed. Schwalbach am Taunus: Wochenschau-Verlag. 220 p. (Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Politikdidaktik und politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung (GPJE); vol. 13)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesEducation

  6. Published

    Politische Bildung als lebenslanges Lernen - Einführung

    Lange, D. & Oeftering, T., 2014, Politische Bildung als lebenslanges Lernen. Lange, D. & Oeftering, T. (eds.). 1 ed. Schwalbach am Taunus: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 7-11 5 p. 1. (Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Politikdidaktik und politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung (GPJE); vol. 13).

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

  7. Published

    Postmoderne Medientheorien

    Vehlken, S., 2014, Handbuch Medienwissenschaft. Schröter, J. (ed.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 115-124 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  8. Published

    Proserpina

    Jamme, C., 2014, Lessico mitologico goethiano: Letteratura, cultura visuale, performance. Cometa, M. & Mignano, V. (eds.). Macerata: Quodlibet, p. 79-92 14 p.

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

  9. Published

    Prostheses of Desire: On Bernard Stiegler's New Critique of Projection

    Hörl, E. & De Boever, A., 2014, In: Parrhesia : a Journal of Critical Philosophy. 20, p. 2-14 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Punk - Keine Macht für Niemand

    Greco, S. A. & Oeftering, T., 2014, Musik und Politik: Politisch-kulturelles Lernen als Zugang Jugendlicher zur Politik?!. Kuhn, H-W., Gloe, M. & Oeftering, T. (eds.). Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 161-181 21 p. (Themen und Materialien).

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

  11. Published

    Quantencomputer/Quantenkryptographie

    Warnke, M., 2014, Handbuch Medienwissenschaft. Schröter, J. (ed.). 1 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 369-371 3 p.

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