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. 2019
  2. Published

    Coexistence: Entretien avec Mathilde ter Heijne

    Leeb, S., 2019, In: Les Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne. 2019, 147, p. 106-111 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Communication

    Bialski, P., Brunton, F. & Bunz, M., 2019, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 126 p. (In Search of Media )

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Democratization

    Welzel, C. P. (ed.), Bernhagen, P. (ed.), Haerpfer, C. W. (ed.) & Inglehart, R. (ed.), 2019, 2 ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 520 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Denmark: “De Grønne”

    Schüttemeyer, S., 2019, New Politics in Western Europe: The Rise and Success of Green Parties and Alternative Lists. Müller-Rommel, F. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 55-60 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  6. Published

    Der steinige weg zum fairen gold herausforderungen der zertifizierung von kleinbergbau in ostafrika

    Happ, J., 2019, In: Geographische Rundschau. 71, 5, p. 46-51 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Der Whole-Nation Bias in der empirischen Forschung: Theorie und Empirie am Beispiel der Demokratiemessung in 18 föderalen Staaten

    Böttcher, F., 2019, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 275 p. (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  8. Published

    Diderot, or The Power of Critique

    Söntgen, B. E., 2019, The Value of Critique: Exploring the Interrelations of Value, Critique, and Artistic Labour . Graw, I. & Menke, C. (eds.). 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main : Campus Verlag, p. 53-72 20 p. (Normative Orders; vol. 26).

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

  9. Published

    Die Liebe der Soziologie: Festschrift für Günter Burkart

    Böcker, J. (ed.), Henkel, A. (ed.) & Moebius, S. (ed.), 2019, Berlin: Pro BUSINESS Verlag. 289 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Die Mutter: Pieter de Hooch

    Söntgen, B. E., 2019, In: Diaphanes. 6/7, p. 112-126 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  11. Published

    Die Verweigerung der Arbeit: philosophische Implikationen einer politisch-ästetischen Praktik

    Nigro, R., 2019, 10 Minuten Philosophie. Jamme, C. & Drechsler, K. (eds.). Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 109-111 3 p.

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