BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news95@genderstudies.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20191021T124833 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20191112T090000 SUMMARY:Classism: Why does it matter? DESCRIPTION:The intersectional approach of the workshop includes class\, ra ce\, gender and other forms of discrimination\, with a special focus on cl assism. Classism means structural oppression and discrimination based on c lass background and one’s position in the society. Disadvantages imposed on students from working class or poverty class families or hostility tow ard homeless and unemployed persons are examples of classism. In this work shop we will explore the dynamics of class\, classism and class privilege in our society and in educational institutions. We will look at different concepts of class and classism and get a better understanding of our own c lass backgrounds and educational biography. We will illuminate the interse ction between class\, race\, gender and other issues of diversity and expl ore the role of classism in escalating inequality. How can we deal with cl ass differences and classism in educational settings? The workshop explore s these areas through lecture\, individual reflection\, small group discus sion and an examination of case study scenarios. This workshop is best sui ted for those who have a desire to learn more about social justice in educ ational institutions. Francis Seeck is an anti-discrimination trainer\, w riter and a PhD candidate at Humboldt University Berlin. Francis is active in the Institute for Classism Research (Institut für Klassismusforschung )\, a network of academics from a working or poverty class background. The ir research interests include: Queer Anthropology\, Trans Studies and Prec arity. This workshop is organized in collaboration with the Center of Gend er Studies’s project Doing Diversity [https://www.gendercampus.ch/de/doi ng-diversity/].  X-ALT-DESC:

The intersectional approach of the workshop includes class\, race\, gender and other forms of discrimination\, with a special focus on classism. Classism means structural oppression and discrimination based on class background and one’s position in the society. Disadvantages impos ed on students from working class or poverty class families or hostility t oward homeless and unemployed persons are examples of classism. In this wo rkshop we will explore the dynamics of class\, classism and class privileg e in our society and in educational institutions. We will look at differen t concepts of class and classism and get a better understanding of our own class backgrounds and educational biography. We will illuminate the inter section between class\, race\, gender and other issues of diversity and ex plore the role of classism in escalating inequality. How can we deal with class differences and classism in educational settings? The workshop explo res these areas through lecture\, individual reflection\, small group disc ussion and an examination of case study scenarios. This workshop is best s uited for those who have a desire to learn more about social justice in ed ucational institutions. Francis Seeck \ ;is an anti-discrimination trainer\, writer and a PhD candidate at Hum boldt University Berlin. Francis is active in the Institute for Classism R esearch (Institut für Klassismusforschung)\, a network of academics from a working or poverty class background. Their research interests include: Q ueer Anthropology\, Trans Studies and Precarity. This workshop is organize d in collaboration with the Center of Gender Studies’s project Doing Diversity.  \;

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