After years of intense debate, Kulturwissenschaft has become firmly established in philology. It seems that programmatic positions as well as scientific practise have reached a phase of consolidation. Still, the notion of Kulturwissenschaft and its realization in philological research and teaching are broad, ranging from literary studies with a ‘cultural’ perspective to interdisciplinary Area Studies. The article gives an overview of this range, focussing on Romance studies’ neighbouring disciplines, more precisely: the study of German and English.