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. 2009
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    Land of Thorns: a filmic attempt to mediate issues of (un-)sustainable development

    Kagan, S., 2009, Sustainability in Karamoja?: rethinking the terms of global sustainability in a crisis region of Africa. Knaute, D. & Kagan, S. (eds.). Köln: Köppe Verlag, p. 515-526 12 p. (Topics in African studies ; vol. 12).

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

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    Lear, Edward: Biogramm

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon: Kes-Len. Arnold, H. L. (ed.). 3 ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, Vol. 9. p. 744 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Losses and gains in translation: some remarks on the translation of humour in the books of Aidan Chambers

    O'Sullivan, E., 2009, Reading the novels of Aidan Chambers. Chambers, N. (ed.). Stroud: Thimble Press, p. 111-134 24 p.

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

  5. Published

    Macht und Machtlosigkeit: Ein Interview mit Saskia Sassen

    Apprich, C., 2009, In: Kulturrisse : Zeitschrift für radikaldemokratische Kulturpolitik. 2, p. 4-6 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  6. Published

    Management of change

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (ed.), Martin, A. (ed.) & Weisenfeld, U. (ed.), 2009, Mering: Rainer Hampp Verlag. 233 p. (management revue. The international Review of Management Studies ; vol. 2, no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

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    Manieren beibringen: soziale Kompetenz als Fernsehunterhaltung

    Balz, H., 2009, Manieren: Geschichten von Anstand und Sitte aus sieben Jahrhunderten. Roeber, U. & Bernsmeier, U. (eds.). Heidelberg: Edition Braus im Wachter Verlag, p. 38-41 4 p.

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

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    Mehr als Schein, Ästhetik der Oberfläche in Film, Kunst, Literatur und Theater, hrsg. von Hans-Georg von Arburg ...

    Hagener, M., 2009, In: Medienwissenschaft. 26, 1, p. 21-23 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Mehr als Sex and Crime

    Röser, J., 2009, In: Journalist. 59, p. 28-31 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch