(Breaking) Barriers in Academia: Mapping the Field
Part of the lecture series NAVIGATING ACADEMIA organized by BIGSSS & the RTG Contradiction Studies
The dominant understanding of academia assumes that beneficial participation for all involved (students, early career researchers, academic staff…) is based primarily on the ability to make a valuable intellectual contribution to research. In reality, however, universities – and higher education as a whole – are complex social systems in which the agency and access of each individual is determined in multiple ways, including by gender, ethnicity, social class, and health status. These determinations can create powerful cultural and social barriers and inequalities. In the panel discussion “(Breaking) Barriers in Science: Mapping the Field,” we will try to overcome the taboo of not addressing them, identify the most common types of barriers, consider strategies for addressing them, and narrow down the future content of our Navigating Academia series.
Discussants
Prof. Dr. Sonja Drobnic | SOCIUM | U Bremen
Dr. Dora Simunovic | BIGSSS | U Bremen
Nelson Sindze Wembe | RTG Contradiction Studies & BIGSSS | U Bremen
Dr. Lisa Spanka | Equal Opportunities Office | U Bremen
Moderated by
Dr. Christian Peters | BIGSSS | U Bremen