School of Culture and Society

Organisational unit: Faculty

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. 2011
  2. Published

    How General is Trust in "Most People" ? Solving the Radius of Trust Problem

    Delhey, J., Newton, K. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2011, In: American Sociological Review. 76, 5, p. 786-807 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Der Klimawandel und die Problemlösungsfähigkeit der Demokratie

    Saretzki, T., 10.2011, Politik im Klimawandel: keine Macht für gerechte Lösungen ?. Schüttemeyer, S. S. (ed.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 41-63 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  4. Published

    Tim Houghton, Ed.: Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. Does EU Membership Matter?

    Grotz, F., 10.2011, In: Osteuropa. 61, 10, p. 138-139 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  5. Published

    Kontrolle, Ritus, Simulation: Die Komposition mit dem Zufall in einer kalkulierten Welt

    Großmann, R., 06.09.2011, Iannis Xenakis. Kontrolle und Zufall. Lammert, A. & Amelunxen, H. V. (eds.). Berlin: Akademie der Künste (Berlin), p. 6-11 6 p.

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

  6. Published

    An der goldenen Nabelschnur / Attached by an Umbilical Cord of Gold

    Wuggenig, U., 09.2011, In: Texte zur Kunst. 21, 83, p. 56 - 75 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Biopolitik in diskursiven Designs: Empirische Analysen und politiktheoretische Implikationen

    Saretzki, T., 08.2011, Biopolitik im liberalen Staat. Kauffmann, C. & Sigwart, H-J. (eds.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Vol. 7. p. 209-233 25 p. (Schriftenreihe der Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte; vol. 19).

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

  8. Published

    Regime Change in the Yugoslav Successor States: Divergent Paths toward a New Europe (Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski)

    Seha, E., 25.07.2011, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 19, 2, p. 297-298 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  9. Published

    Tracing Concepts: In, Out and Through Computing

    Romic, N. & Gardner, E., 15.07.2011, In: Volume. 28, p. 1-24 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Imagology Meets Children's Literature

    O'Sullivan, E., 01.07.2011, In: International Research in Children's Literature. 4, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Islam and Patriarchy: How Robust is Muslim Support for Patriarchal Values?

    Welzel, C. & Alexander, A. C., 07.2011, In: International Review of Sociology. 21, 2, p. 249-276 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review