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
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    Introduction

    Hörl, E., Pinkrah, N. Y. & Warnsholdt, L., 2021, Critique and the Digital . Hörl, E., Pinkrah, N. Y. & Warnsholdt, L. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 7 - 24 18 p. (Critical Stances).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

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    Jungfräuliche Membranen: Vom Pergament zum iPad

    Kuhn, H., 2021, Hautlichkeit : Oberflächen in Wissenschaft und Design. Schnödl, G. & Windgätter, C. (eds.). Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos , p. 161-180 20 p. (DesignWissen; vol. 3).

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

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    Landnahme, analog und digital. Ursprüngliche Akkumulation in den Kontrollgesellschaften

    Nigro, R. & Stubenrauch, H., 2021, In: Behemoth : a Journal on Civilization. 14, 2, p. 61-74 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    La pensée du suspens. Mélancolie et politique dans le sans-époque

    Hörl, E., 2021, Amitiés de Bernard Stiegler: Douze Contributions réunis par Jean-Luc Nancy. Nancy, J-L. (ed.). Paris: Galilée Editions, p. 45 - 68 24 p. (La philosophie en effet).

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

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    Looking at workers, working with workers: Struggles and Experiments in Collaboration in West German Arbeiterfilm in the 1970s

    Jordan, U., 2021, IDENTITY IS THE CRISIS. Fischer, J. H. (ed.). 4 ed. Other Forms, Vol. 2021. p. 38-57 20 p. (Countersignals; vol. 4).

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

  7. Published

    Marina F. Bykova, Kenneth R. Westphal (Hrsg.) The Palgrave Hegel Handbook

    Szasz, C. N., 2021, In: Hegel-Studien. 55, p. 246-248 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Media Organize: A Companion to Technological Objects

    Conrad, L. (ed.), Beyes, T. (ed.), Beverungen, A. (ed.), Pias, C. (ed.), Denny, S. (ed.) & Steinbrügge, B. (ed.), 2021, Hamburg: Kunstverein in Hamburg. 196 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsTransfer

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    Menschliches, Allzumenschliches: Peter Ludwigs Picasso-Bild

    Schneider, T., 2021, Der geteilte Picasso : Der Künstler und sein Bild in der BRD und der DDR. Friedrich, J. (ed.). Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, p. 211-214 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContribution of Exihibition cataloguesTransfer

  10. Published

    Modeling the Pacific Ocean

    Vehlken, S. (ed.), Vagt, C. (ed.) & Kittler, W. (ed.), 2021, Oakland: University of California Press. (Media and Environment; vol. 3, no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  11. Published

    Mutter, Vater, Sternenkind. Die Änderung des Personenstandsrechts für Fehlgeborene und ihre unvorhergesehenen Folgen

    Böcker, J., 2021, Facetten des Antifeminismus. Angriffe und Eingriffe in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Sigl, J., Kapitza, K. & Fischer, K. (eds.). Marta Press, p. 117-133 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter