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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    Afghanistan's energy sociotechnical imaginaries: Alternative visions in a conflict zone.

    Fahimi, A., Upham, P. & Münch, S., 01.10.2022, In: Political Geography. 98, 102657.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Barriers to naturalization: How dual citizenship restrictions impede full membership

    Weinmann, M., 01.10.2022, In: International Migration. 60, 5, p. 237-251 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Environmental commitments and rhetoric over the Pandemic crisis: social media and legitimation of the AIIB, the EAEU, and the EU

    Hall, S. G. F., Lenz, T. & Obydenkova, A., 01.10.2022, In: Post-Communist Economies. 34, 5, p. 577-602 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Gokteik Viaduct: A Tale of Gentlemanly Capitalists, Unseen People, and a Bridge to Nowhere

    Wohlers, D. C. & Waters, T., 01.10.2022, In: Social Sciences. 11, 10, 19 p., 440.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Transcending the Locality of Grassroots Initiatives: Diffusion of Sustainability Knowledge and Practice through Transdisciplinary Research

    Ortíz, W. & Vilsmaier, U., 01.10.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 19, 17 p., 12259.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Divergent Perceptions of Peace in Post-Conflict Societies: Insights from Sri Lanka

    Carey, S. C., González, B. & Glaessel, C., 10.2022, In: Journal of Conflict Resolution. 66, 9, p. 1589-1618 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Schwärmen

    Vehlken, S., 10.2022, Historisches Wörterbuch des Mediengebrauchs. Christians, H., Bickenbach, M. & Wegmann, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Wien: Böhlau Verlag GmbH, Vol. 3. p. 404-429 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Noticing Colour: Shades of a Chromatic Empiricism

    Beyes, T., 22.09.2022, Doing Process Research in Organizations: Noticing Differently. Simpson, B. & Revsbæk, L. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 127-152 26 p.

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

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    Genealogia e critica della soggettività neoliberale

    Nigro, R., 12.09.2022, In: Studia Philosophica: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Philosophie. 2022, 81, p. 101-113 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review