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. 2022
  2. Published

    Genetic responsibility in Germany and Israel: Practices of prenatal diagnosis

    Schües, C. (ed.), 18.11.2022, transcript Verlag. 377 p. (Bioethik / Medizinethik; vol. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Introduction - How prenatal diagnosis is entangled in historical and social contexts

    Schües, C., 18.11.2022, Genetic Responsibility in Germany and Israel: Practices of Prenatal Diagnosis. Schües, C. (ed.). transcript Verlag, p. 9-25 17 p. ( Bioethik / Medizinethik; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Origins and practices of genetic risk and responsibility: Is it irresponsible not to test?

    Schües, C., 18.11.2022, Genetic Responsibility in Germany and Israel: Practices of Prenatal Diagnosis. Schües, C. (ed.). transcript Verlag, p. 57-91 35 p. (Bioethik / Medizinethik; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    "Something is not quite right" - Two cinematic narratives about decision-making after prenatal diagnosis

    Rehmann-Sutter, C. & Schües, C., 18.11.2022, Genetic Responsibility in Germany and Israel: Practices of Prenatal Diagnosis. Schües, C. (ed.). transcript Verlag, p. 253-262 10 p. (Bioethik / Medizinethik; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Access and tinkering: designing assistive technologies as political practice–A discussion with Zeynep Karagöz, Thomas Miebach and Daniel Wessolek

    Bieling, T., Şahinol, M., Stock, R. & Wiechern, AL., 16.11.2022, In: Journal of Enabling Technologies. 16, 3, p. 231-242 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Thailand's Sex Entertainment: Alienated Labor and the Construction of Intimacy

    Lemberger, P. & Waters, T., 16.11.2022, In: Social Sciences. 11, 11, 24 p., 524.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The Manifestation of Authoritarian Populism in Europe: Challenging the Fragile Compromise of Liberal Democracy

    Tiedemann, N., Bolldorf, H., Caterina, D., Huke, N., Opratko, B. & Syrovatka, F., 08.11.2022, The Crisis and Future of Democracy. Regelmann, A-C. (ed.). Brussel: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, p. 18-69 42 p.

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

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    Genderkompetenz als Schlüsselqualifikation für polizeiliche Führungskräfte

    Ripke, C., Trostorff, K. & Marxen, F., 05.11.2022, Handbuch Polizeimanagement: Polizeipolitik – Polizeiwissenschaft – Polizeipraxis. Wehe, D. & Siller, H. (eds.). 2. ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    The artistic spirit of cities: How cities influence artists' agency

    Kaddar, M., Barak, N., Hoop, M., Kirchberg, V. & de Shalit, A., 01.11.2022, In: Cities. 130, 103843.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Arts and Power: Policies in and by the Arts

    Gaupp, L. (ed.), Barber-Kersovan, A. (ed.) & Kirchberg, V. (ed.), 11.2022, Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. 358 p. (Kunst und Gesellschaft)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch