Caring Universities: The Care Debate as a Key to a Fair Academic Culture
Wednesday, May 21st - 10:00 to 10:50 AM
The lecture highlights that the issue of care work is not only relevant in terms of balancing academia and family life but also for creating fair and equitable academic structures. To illustrate this, the notion of a supposedly carefree and efficient Homo academicus is contrasted with the concept of a caring university. Building on this comparison, the lecture explores questions of recognition, the representation of care-givers and care-receivers, and the fair distribution of care work within academic institutions.
Presentation Language: German
This presentation will take place online.
Registration is mandatory for participation.
About this person
Prof. Dr. Sabrina Schmitt studied Social Pedagogy (Diploma) and subsequently completed a Master’s degree in International Studies at the University of London. After finishing her studies, she worked as a social worker at the human rights organization Doctors of the World Germany (?rzte der Welt e.V.) as well as a research associate at the Women’s Academy in Munich. In her doctoral thesis, she explored the living conditions of family caregivers from a care-theoretical perspective.