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. 2020
  2. Published

    Social and Epistemic Control in Collaborative Research — Reconfiguring the Interplay of Politics and Methodology

    Herberg, J. & Vilsmaier, U., 03.07.2020, In: Social Epistemology. 34, 4, p. 309-318 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Demokratie in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft

    Münch, S., 01.07.2020, Handbuch Demokratie. Kost, A., Massing, P. & Reiser, M. (eds.). Frankfurt: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 247-260 14 p.

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

  4. Published

    “Making Sense”: Aesthetic Counterpowers in Activist Media Practices

    Brunner, C., 01.07.2020, In: Conjunctions. Transdisciplinary Journal of Cultural Participation. 7, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The political executive returns: re-empowerment and rediscovery

    Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F., 01.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 1-22 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Оценка жилищных потребностей людей старшего поколения в России и мире

    Griaznova, O. & Manuilskaya, K., 30.06.2020, In: Chelovek. 31, 3, p. 45-70 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Critical Stances: An Introduction to The Stakes of Form.

    Khatib, S., Kuhn, H., Lochner, O., Mehl, I. & Söntgen, B., 23.06.2020, Critique: The Stakes of Form. Khatib, S., Kuhn, H., Lochner, O., Mehl, I. & Söntgen, B. (eds.). Zürich/Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 7-36 30 p.

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

  8. Published

    Aesthetic Practices of the New Right: Fake and Post-truth as a Challenge for Transgressive Art and Cultural Practices

    Bempeza, S., 21.06.2020, In: Medienimpulse. 58, 2, 34 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The display makes a difference: A mobile eye tracking study on the perception of art before and after a museum's rearrangement

    Reitstätter, L., Brinkmann, H., Santini, T., Specker, E., Dare, Z., Bakondi, F., Miscená, A., Kasneci, E., Leder, H. & Rosenberg, R., 19.06.2020, In: Journal of Eye Movement Research. 13, 2, 29 p., 6.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Redemption Restored: The Star in the Context of Modernity

    Goodman-Thau, E., 05.06.2020, In: NAHARAIM. 14, 1, p. 133-147 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Introduction: Perspectives on Democracy

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Geißel, B., 01.06.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 2, p. 225-235 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review