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
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    Globalismus/Globalism

    Leeb, S. (ed.), Lochner, O. (ed.), Raether, J. P. (ed.) & Stakemeier, K. (ed.), 09.2013, Berlin: TEXTE ZUR KUNST Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 256 p. (Texte zur Kunst; vol. 25, no. 91)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Guest editorial: The sustainable city and the arts

    Kagan, S. & Kirchberg, V., 09.2013, In: City, Culture, and Society. 4, 3, p. 121-123 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  4. Published

    The roles of artists in the emergence of creative sustainable cities: Theoretical clues and empirical illustrations

    Kirchberg, V. & Kagan, S., 09.2013, In: City, Culture, and Society. 4, 3, p. 137-152 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Lively Artifacts

    Müggenburg, J., 27.08.2013

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The communism of capital?

    Beverungen, A., Murtola, A-M. & Schwartz, G., 25.08.2013, In: Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization. 13, 3, p. 483-495 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Feministische Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft: Positionen zu Gesellschaftskritik, Erkenntniskritik und Emanzipationsvision

    Thomas, T., 24.08.2013, Normativität in der Kommunikationswissenschaft.. Karmasin, M., Rath, M. & Thomaß, B. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 397-420 24 p.

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

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    Introduction: The representative turn in EU studies

    Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D., 13.08.2013, The representative turn in EU studies . Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D. (eds.). Abingdon: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 1-16 16 p. (Journal of European public policy series; vol. 20, no. 2).

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

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    A review of transdisciplinary research in sustainability science

    Brandt, P., Ernst, A., Gralla, F., Lüderitz, C., Lang, D., Newig, J., Reinert, F., Abson, D. & von Wehrden, H., 08.2013, In: Ecological Economics. 92, August, p. 1-15 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Gesichter im Sand: Schwärme zwischen Nicht-Identität und Pattern Recognition

    Vehlken, S., 15.07.2013, Im Netz der Eindeutigkeiten: unbestimmte Figuren und die Irritation von Identität. Andreas, M. & Frankenberg, N. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 165-188 24 p.

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

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    Communication Regarding Sustainability: Conceptual Perspectives and Exploration of Societal Subsystems

    Newig, J., Schulz, D., Fischer, D., Hetze, K., Laws, N., Lüdecke, G. & Rieckmann, M., 09.07.2013, In: Sustainability. 5, 7, p. 2976-2990 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review