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. 2021
  2. Published

    Musical New Buildings of the 21st Century: Cultural, Economic and Symbolic Dimensions of Music-related Starchitecture

    Barber-Kersovan, A., 05.07.2021, In: Muzikoloski Zbornik. 57, 1, p. 201-227 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Democratic Horizons: what value change reveals about the future of democracy

    Welzel, C., 04.07.2021, In: Democratization. 28, 5, p. 992-1016 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Exploring artful possibilities: a transdisciplinary research on culture, arts and sustainability

    Kagan, S. J., 02.07.2021, Lüneburg. 252 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations

  5. Published

    Interorganizational Diffusion in International Relations: Regional Institutions and the Role of the European Union

    Lenz, T., 02.07.2021, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 255 p. (Transformations in Governance)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

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    Claimed Legitimacy: Appreciating the Diversity of Regional Organizations

    Krösche, N., Schirmer, S. & Lenz, T., 01.07.2021, Hamburg: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 13 p. (GIGA Focus Global; no. 4).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Kreativität

    Wuggenig, U., 01.07.2021, Joseph Beuys Handbuch: Leben-Werk-Wirkung. Skrandies, T. & Paust, B. (eds.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 391-401 11 p.

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

  8. Published

    Institution und Affekt. Dimensionen von Solidarität

    Karakayali, S., 07.2021, Unbedingte Solidarität . Susemichel, L. & Kastner, J. (eds.). Münster: Unrast Verlag, p. 89-106 18 p.

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

  9. Published

    4/ Queering Death in the Medical and Health Humanities

    Böcker, J., Kirey-Sitnikova, Y., Werner, A., Tzouva, P. & Clay, S., 30.06.2021, In: Whatever. 4, p. 653–682 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Development from the Margins: Failing Zones and Suspended Development in an Indonesian Border Village

    Hargyono, S., 21.06.2021, Development Zones in Asian Borderlands. Chettri, M. & Eilenberg, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 211 230 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Arguedas: Capital y conversión

    Benezra, K., 06.2021, In: Revista de Estudios Hispanicos. 55, 2, p. 319-344 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review