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. 2021
  2. Published

    "Der Tyrann braucht zerbrochene Seelen": Susanne Leeb über Rajkamal Kahlon

    Leeb, S., 09.2021, In: Lerchenfeld. 58, p. 25-28 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    How Political Careers affect Prime-Ministerial Performance: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

    Grotz, F., Müller-rommel, F., Berz, J., Kroeber, C. & Kukec, M., 09.2021, In: Comparative Political Studies. 54, 11, p. 1907-1938 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Colorear por números: La tecnología digital y el arte de vivir

    Förster, Y., 26.08.2021, In: Arbor. 197, 800, 12 p., a602.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Recreating agriculture-agroecological knowledge and peasant's identities in a process of education-research-action in Chiapas, Mexico

    Aiterwegmair, K., Gimenez Cacho, M. M. Y. T., Limon Aguirre, F., Vilsmair, U., Mercon, J., Lopez Hernandez, J. F. & Martinez Velarde, R., 24.08.2021, In: Revista Brasileira de Educacao do Campo . 6, p. 1-30 30 p., e11925.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Constructing strangeness: Exploratory modeling and concept formation

    Borrelli, A., 20.08.2021, In: Perspectives on Science. 29, 4, p. 388-408 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Don't call me a populist! The meaning of populism for western European parties and politicians

    Schwörer, J., 01.08.2021, In: Electoral Studies. 72, 102358.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Isolation Playground

    Stolz, L., Diaz, A. & Scherrieble, L., 08.2021, In: A Peer-reviewed Journal About --. 10, 1, p. 6 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Geschichtsphilosophie nach der Geschichtsphilosophie? Perspektiven der Kulturgeschichte im Ausgang von Heinz Dieter Kittsteiner

    Blänkner, R. (ed.), Schmieder, F. (ed.), Voller, C. (ed.) & Wagner, J. (ed.), 27.07.2021, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 346 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Between political protest and tourism gentrification: Impacts of New Urban Tourism in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel

    Saretzki, A. & Wöhler, K., 22.07.2021, The Power of New Urban Tourism: Spaces, Representations and Contestations. Ba, C., Frank, S., Müller, C., Raschke, A. L., Wellner, K. & Zecher, A. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 131-146 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Demonisation of political discourses? How mainstream parties talk about the populist radical right

    Schwörer, J. & Fernández-García, B., 19.07.2021, In: West European Politics. 44, 7, p. 1401-1424 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review