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.

  1. 2018
  2. Published

    Der Kreativitätskomplex: Ein Vademecum der Gegenwartsgesellschaft

    Beyes, T. (ed.) & Metelmann, J. (ed.), 09.10.2018, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 278 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Introduction: The Creativity Complex

    Beyes, T. & Metelmann, J., 09.10.2018, The Creativity Complex: A Companion to Contemporary Culture. Beyes, T. & Mentelmann, J. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 9-18 10 p.

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

  4. Published

    Organization

    Beyes, T. & Metelmann, J., 09.10.2018, The Creativity Complex: A Companion to Contemporary Culture. Beyes, T. & Mentelmann, J. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 177-183 7 p.

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

  5. Published

    Human Empowerment and Trust in Strangers: The Multilevel Evidence

    Almakaeva, A., Welzel, C. & Ponarin, E., 01.10.2018, In: Social Indicators Research. 139, 3, p. 923-962 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Sacred Channels: The Archaic Illusion of Communication

    Hörl, E. & Schott, N. F., 01.10.2018, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 344 p. (Recursions)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  7. Published

    Faktizitäten: Einleitung in den Schwerpunkt

    Vehlken, S. & Schauerte, E., 10.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 19, 2, p. 10-20 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Logistics under Construction: Mobility and Standstill in the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Region

    Baum, F., DeDauw, P., Grimm, C., Lambert, L., Podgornik-Jakil, Ž., Stark, F. & Wallis, M., 10.2018, In: Berliner Blätter. 78, p. 27-55 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Phenomenology and the political: injustice and prejudges

    Schües, C., 10.2018, Rethinking Feminist Phenomenology: Theoretical and applied Perspectives. Cohen Shabot, S. & Landry, C. (eds.). London, New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, p. 103-120 18 p.

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

  10. Published

    Right-wing populist parties as defender of Christianity? The case of the Italian Northern League

    Schwörer, J., 26.09.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik. 2, 2, p. 387-413 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Beerbt der Linkspopulismus die Sozialdemokratie? Lesenotiz zu Chantal Mouffes „For a Left Populism“

    Breuning, F., 25.09.2018, Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearch