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. 2010
  2. Published

    Medialization of Touristic Reality: The Berlin Wall Revisited

    Saretzki, A., 28.06.2010, Tourism and Visual Culture: Vol. 2: Methods and Cases. Burns, P., Lester, J-A. & Bibbings, L. (eds.). Wallingford: CAB International, Vol. 2. p. 13-23 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Familiensoziologie

    Burkart, G., 06.2010, Handbuch Spezielle Soziologien. Kneer, G. & Schroer, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 123-144 22 p.

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

  4. Published

    The Art audience lost their believe for a talent

    Wuggenig, U. & Munder, H., 06.2010, In: Du: Zeitschrift Der Kultur. 807, p. 142-144 3 p.

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

  5. Published

    Schwinde(l)ndes Theater: Zur Installation "camera orfeo" von Penelope Wehrli

    Leeker, M., 05.2010, Penelope Wehrli : Ich wohne in der Möglichkeit ; raum partituren. Bern: Benteli, p. 214 - 219 5 p.

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

  6. Published

    Frauenzeitschriften aus der Sicht ihrer Leserinnen: die Rezeption von "Brigitte" im Kontext von Biografie, Alltag und Doing Gender

    Müller, K. F., 27.04.2010, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 455 p. (Critical Studies in Media and Communication; vol. 5)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Habermas and critical policy studies: Legitimation, judgment, and participation

    Saretzki, T., 04.2010, In: Critical Policy Studies. 3, 3/4, p. 426-433 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Political institutions and policy performance: a comparative analysis of Central and Eastern Europe

    Jahn, D. & Müller-Rommel, F., 04.2010, In: Journal of Public Policy. 30, 1, p. 23-44 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Tourismusräume: Virtualisierung des Realen - Realisierung des Virtuellen

    Wöhler, K., 05.03.2010, Topologien des Reisens: Tourismus - Imagination - Migration. Karentzos, A., Kittner, A-E. & Reuter, J. (eds.). Trier: Universitätsbibliothek Trier, p. 150-163 14 p.

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

  10. Published

    Arts Management: A Sociological Inquiry

    Kirchberg, V. (ed.) & Zembylas, T. (ed.), 01.03.2010, 1 ed. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 91 p. (The Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society; vol. 40, no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  11. Published

    Die Qual der Wahl: das Debakel der SPD und strategische Optionen in der Lagerstruktur des deutschen Parteiensystems

    Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 01.03.2010, In: Neue soziale Bewegungen : Forschungsjournal. 23, 1, p. 11-16 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch