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.

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    Protestbewegungen in Afrika im Spiegel aktueller afrikanischer Dokumentarfilme

    Luttmann, I., 2020, In: Anthropos. 115, 1, p. 85-105 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Provenance Research in Museums: The Long Run

    Rother, L. & Schmeisser, I., 2020, Provenance Research Today: Principles, Practice, Problems. Tompkins, A. (ed.). London: Lund Humphries, p. 106-116 10 p.

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

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    Queer Berlin and the Covid-19 Crisis: A Politics of Contact and Ethics of Care

    Trott, B., 2020, In: Interface: A Journal for and About Social Movements. 12, 1, p. 88-108 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Radverkehrsförderung 3.0: Barrierefrei, netztransparent, digital - Teil 2; Radverkehr, Verkehrsmittelwahl, Stadtverkehr, Verkehrsplanung

    Pez, P. & Seidel, A., 2020, In: Internationales Verkehrswesen. 72, 4, p. 16-20 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Scenes of Indifference: The Addressee of the Adventure

    Lagaay, A. & Rauch, M. F., 2020, In: Ethics and Politics. 22, 3, p. 87–108 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Schwebende Infrastrukturen: Project Loons extraterritoriale Ballons und die Medien der Stratosphäre

    Zindel, H., 2020, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 23, 2, p. 153–167 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Case of Willetta Huggins

    Wiechern, A-L., 2020, Stimmen Hören. Klaut, M., Schnödl, G. & Pias, C. (eds.). Berlin: ciconia ciconia Verlag, p. 277-284 8 p. (Ciconia ciconia; vol. 34).

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

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    The Instrument as Medium: Phonographic Work

    Großmann, R., 2020, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sound Art. Krogh Groth, S. & Schulze, H. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 436-445 10 p. 23. (Bloomsbury handbooks).

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

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    The Stakes of the Stage: Piscator's Scenography as a Practice of Critique and Benjamin's Discontent with the "Zeittheater"

    Woisnitza, M., 2020, Critique: The Stakes of Form. Khatib, S., Kuhn, H., Lochner, O., Mehl, I. & Söntgen, B. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 297-324 28 p. (Critical stances).

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