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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    Party, Coalition, Premiership: The Role of Silvio Berlusconi in Coalition Dynamics and its Determinants.

    Vercesi, M., 12.2013, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 5, 3, p. 292-308 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Mockular

    Kaldrack, I. & Schmitt, T., 18.11.2013, Das Medium meiner Träume: Hartmut Winkler zum 60. Geburtstag. Adelmann, R. & Bergermann, U. (eds.). Berlin: Verbrecher Verlag, p. 283-303 21 p.

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

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    After Occupy

    Hui, Y., 10.11.2013, In: Contemporary Art Journal. 15, 4, p. 71-76 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Green Parties in National Governments

    Müller-Rommel, F. (ed.) & Poguntke, T. (ed.), 05.11.2013, London: Frank Cass Publishers. 168 p. (Environmental politics; vol. 11, no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Zootechnologies: Swarming as a Cultural Technique

    Vehlken, S., 01.11.2013, In: Theory, Culture & Society. 30, 6, p. 110-131 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Feministisches Maschinendenken. Subjektphilosophische und wissenschaftskritische Perspektiven

    Stammberger, B., 11.2013, In: Freiburger Zeitschrift für Geschlechterstudien. 19, 2, p. 89-108 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Politische Strategie: Eine Grundlegung

    Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 09.10.2013, 2 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 585 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Komplizen des Kapitals: Kunst, Stiere, Abstraktionen

    Kuhn, H. & Loichinger, H. C., 10.2013, Das Beste vom Besten: Vom riskanten Geschäft der Kunst. Hafner, H-J. (ed.). Düsseldorf: Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, p. 65-71 80 p.

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

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    Strangely Familiar: The Uncanny and Unsiting Organizational Analysis

    Beyes, T. & Steyaert, C., 10.2013, In: Organization Studies. 34, 10, p. 1445-1465 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review