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. 2012
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    Von Knoten zu Knoten: Eine Einleitung

    Apprich, C. & Stalder, F., 02.2012, Vergessene Zukunft: Radikale Netzkulturen in Europa. Apprich, C. & Stalder, F. (eds.). Berlin: transcript Verlag, p. 9-16 8 p.

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

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    Review of Mark Jensen: Civil Society in a Liberal Democracy, Routledge, 2011

    Schefczyk, M., 24.01.2012, In: Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    A Elbphilharmonie em discussão: vozes críticas desde Hamburgo. Um breve insight sobre o atual debate local

    Bopp, J., de Wolff, K. A. & Filho, F. S. T., 01.01.2012, In: Risco Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online). 15, p. 112-121 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Digital game culture(s) as prototype(s) of mediatization and commercialization of society: The World Cyber Games 2008 in Cologne as an Example

    Wimmer, J., 01.01.2012, Computer games and new media cultures: A Handbook of Digital Games Studies. Fromme, J. & Unger, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 525-540 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Europeanisation through Cooperation? EU Democracy Promotion in Morocco and Tunisia

    van Hüllen, V., 01.01.2012, In: West European Politics. 35, 1, p. 117-134 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Argumentieren und Verhandeln: Begriffe, Theorien und ein analytischer Bezugsrahmen

    Saretzki, T., 01.2012, Politisch Handeln: Modelle, Möglichkeiten, Kompetenzen. Weißeno, G. & Buchstein, H. (eds.). Leverkusen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 119-132 14 p.

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

  10. Published

    Arto kay Dauropovo: Konektante Modeloyn por Kulturo de Komplekseco

    Kagan, S., 01.2012, Kiosko: libera, skeptica, transkultura. Guenther, W. (ed.). Kassel: Esperanto-Eldoneyo Nula Horo, Vol. 6. p. 54-62 9 p.

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

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    Ästhetikkolumne: Verlust der Geschichte - Zur Kunstgeschichte von heute

    Kemp, W., 01.2012, In: Merkur. 66, 752, p. 58-62 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review