Institute of History and Literary Cultures
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The Institute of History and Literary Cultures is dedicated to culturally oriented research and instruction in history and literary criticism. The Institute focuses its research particularly on the cultural history and literary phenomena of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Institute is divided into the Departments of History and Literary Cultures.
Topics
Das Institut für Geschichtswissenschaft und Literarische Kulturen widmet sich der kulturwissenschaftlich orientierten geschichts- und literaturwissenschaftlichen Forschung und Lehre. Einen besonderen Schwerpunkt bildet die Erforschung kulturgeschichtlicher und literarischer Phänomene des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts. Es gliedert sich in die Abteilungen Geschichtswissenschaft und Literarische Kulturen.
Geschichtswissenschaft
Der Bereich der Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte beschäftigt sich mit der Beschreibung der kulturellen und sozialen Vergesellschaftungsprozesse in ihrem historischen Kontext. Dies ermöglicht vor allem auch einen Blick auf historische Transformationsprozesse, wie sie sich strukturell, aber auch in Biographien ausprägen.
Literarische Kulturen
Die Bezeichnung "Literarische Kulturen" betont den kulturwissenschaftlichen Charakter der im Fächerensemble der Lüneburger Kulturwissenschaften praktizierten Literaturwissenschaft. Auch diese widmet sich im Kernbereich – ganz wie die traditionell orientierten literaturwissenschaftlichen Institute – zunächst und vor allem den literarischen Werken: ihrer Ästhetik, den Umständen ihrer Produktion, ihrer Geschichte sowie den Lektüren, die sie hervorgerufen haben.
- Leuphana academic councils and committees
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.10.2004 → 30.09.2006Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Christina Wessely (Member)
03.2016 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Christina Wessely (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.01.2006 → 30.04.2008Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.10.2004 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2006 → 30.09.2009Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.04.2008 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.01.2011 → 31.12.2013Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
01.01.2011 → 01.05.2014Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2009 → 30.09.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2009 → 30.09.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2012 → 30.09.2015Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
School of Education (Organisational unit)
Emer O'Sullivan (Chair)
01.10.2015 → 30.09.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
- Learned societies and special interest organisations
American Comparative Literature Association (External organisation)
Katrin Dettmer (Member)
2011 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Deutscher Hochschulverband (External organisation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
2000 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
German Studies Association (External organisation)
Katrin Dettmer (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung e.V. (External organisation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Internationale Heiner Müller Gesellschaft (External organisation)
Katrin Dettmer (Member)
2009 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Modern Language Association (External organisation)
Katrin Dettmer (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
- Bodies of public institutions
Literaturbüro Lüneburg e.V. (External organisation)
Emer O'Sullivan (Member)
05.2016 → 05.2022Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer