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

    Introduction: The Politics of England's 2011 Riots Introduction

    Trott, B., 06.2013, In: South Atlantic Quarterly. 112, 3, p. 538-540 3 p.

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

  3. Published

    Reading the 2011 Riots: England's Urban Uprising - An Interview with Paul Lewis

    Trott, B., 06.2013, In: South Atlantic Quarterly. 112, 3, p. 541-549 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Spiegelbilder vom Meeresgrund: Leopold Blaschkas marine Aquarien

    Huber, F., 06.2013, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 36, 2, p. 172-186 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The Contestation of Culture: The Possibilities of Using Cultural Heritage as a Resource in Times of Crisis

    Saretzki, A. & Furnell, J., 06.2013, Cultural Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Strategies. Pechlaner, H., Abfalter, D. & Dal Bò, G. (eds.). EURAC Research , p. 63-78 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Strategisches Regieren: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Strategie im Regierungsprozess

    Tils, R., 31.05.2013, Handbuch Regierungsforschung. Korte, K-R. & Grunden, T. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 229-238 10 p.

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

  7. Accepted/In press

    Kulturfreie Bilder: Erfindungen der Voraussetzungslosigkeit

    Pias, C. (ed.), 29.05.2013, (Accepted/In press) 1 ed. Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos . 215 p. (Copyrights; no. 19)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Vorwort

    Kagan, S., 26.05.2013, Klassik im Club: Ein neues Konzertformat für ein neues Publikum?. Hill, M. (ed.). Berlin: Cultura21, Vol. 8. p. 8-9 2 p. ( Cultura21 eBooks Series on Culture and Sustainability ; vol. 8).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  9. Published

    Citizen Action in the Time of the Network

    Shah, N., 05.2013, In: Development and Change. 44, 3, p. 665-681 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Creative Network Communities in the Translocal Space of Digital Networks

    Smite, R., 05.2013, In: Human Technology. 9, 1, p. 4-21 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Lautsprecher. Medienaufführungen: Vom kulturellen Wandel eines Übertragungsmediums

    Großmann, R., 05.2013, In: Positionen. 95, Mai 2013 "Oberflächen", p. 18-20 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review