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. 2022
  2. Published

    Walt O’Disney and the Little People: Playing to the Irish-American Diaspora

    O'Sullivan, E., 01.01.2022, On Disney: Deconstructing Images, Tropes and Narratives. Dettmar, U. & Tomkowiak, I. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: J.B. Metzler, p. 115-129 15 p. (Studien zu Kinder- und Jugendliteratur und -medien; vol. 9).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Wege der Anti-Dialektik

    Nigro, R., 01.01.2022, Zweite Natur: Stuttgarter Hegel-Kongress 2017. Honneth, A. & Julia, C. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, p. 273-284 12 p. (GEIST UND GESCHICHTE; vol. 6)(Veröffentlichungen der Internationalen Hegel-Vereinigung ; vol. 30).

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

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    Why the Future Is (Still) Democratic

    Welzel, C., Kruse, S. & Brunkert, L., 01.01.2022, In: Journal of Democracy. 33, 1, p. 156-162 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    City, not sorry: 10 Jahre Kultur der Metropole

    Kriszio, J. (ed.), Niemann, K. (ed.) & Ruhkopf, M. (ed.), 01.2022, Hamburg: HafenCity Universität Hamburg. 111 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Die Stadt studieren

    Ruhkopf, M., 01.2022, City, not sorry: 10 Jahre Kultur der Metropole. Kriszio, J., Niemann, K. & Ruhkopf, M. (eds.). Hamburg: HafenCity Universität Hamburg, p. 14-15 2 p.

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

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    Ein vielfältiges Bild von Stadt vermitteln

    Kriszio, J. & Ruhkopf, M., 01.2022, City, not sorry: 10 Jahre Kultur der Metropole. Kriszio, J., Niemann, K. & Ruhkopf, M. (eds.). Hamburg: HafenCity Universität Hamburg, p. 38-39 2 p.

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

  8. Published

    Beweismaterial: Fotografie und ihr Rohstoffverbrauch

    Tollmann, V., 2022, In: Springerin : Hefte für Gegenwartskunst. 28, 3, p. 10-11 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  9. Published

    Beyond pandemic populism: COVID-related cultures of rejection in digital environments, a case study of two Austrian online spaces

    Opratko, B., 2022, In: Patterns of Prejudice. 56, 4-5, p. 297-314 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Cognitive Capitalism

    Harvie, D. & Trott, B., 2022, The Sage Handbook of Marxism. Skeggs, B., Farris, S. R., Toscano, A. & Bromberg, S. (eds.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 3. p. 1517-1538 22 p.

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

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    Culture and Capital: Claire Bishop: Place in Plunderland: Claire Bishop on the Shed

    Kipke, A., 2022, Why Art Criticism? : A Reader. Söntgen, B. & Voss, J. (eds.). 1. Auflage ed. Berlin: Hatje Cantz Verlag, p. 428-437 10 p. (Zeitgenössische Kunst).

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