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. 2013
  2. Published

    Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation

    Welzel, C., 23.12.2013, 1 ed. New York: Cambridge University Press. 441 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

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    Monströse Körper: Kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf historische Deutungsmuster

    Stammberger, B., 23.12.2013, In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 63, 52, p. 18-25 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

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    Krise oder goldenes Zeitalter? Befunde zum Status der Kritiker/innen und zur Lage der Kunstkritik

    Wuggenig, U., 02.12.2013, WHAT’S NEXT?: Kunst nach der Krise. Ein Reader. Hedinger, J. M. & Meyer, T. (eds.). Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos , p. 610-615 6 p. 172

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

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    Confliggere cooperando: Un'analisi concettuale del conflitto politico in ambiente coalizionale

    Vercesi, M., 01.12.2013, In: Partecipazione e Conflitto. 6, 3, p. 77-90 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Corruption and Trust: A model design

    Kubbe, I., 01.12.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 7, 1 Supplement Issue, p. 117-135 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Piero Ignazi (2012) Forza senza legittimità. Il vicolo cieco dei partiti (Rome-Bari: Laterza)

    Vercesi, M., 01.12.2013, In: Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 18, 5, p. 664-666 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Tagungsberichte

    Böttcher, F., 01.12.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 7, 4, p. 359-368 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Decentering the argumentative turn

    Saretzki, T., 12.2013, In: Critical Policy Studies. 7, 4, p. 440-448 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    From the precariat to the multitude

    Trott, B., 12.2013, In: Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought. 3, 3-4, p. 406-425 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Kian riĉecon por kia dauropoveco?

    Kagan, S., 12.2013, Kiosko: libera, skeptica, transkultura. Guenther, W. (ed.). Kassel: Esperanto-Eldoneyo Nula Horo, Vol. 7. p. 59-64 6 p.

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