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09/10/2025 - 09/12/2025 | Essen

Exploring Vulnerability in Childhood - Between Normalization and Disablement

Childhood research in German-speaking countries is situated between praxeological perspectives and the focus on vulnerable childhoods. Meanwhile international and interdisciplinary debates on vulnerability and educational science discussions on the constitutive dependency of people in general are being increasingly received. Additionally, a philosophical perspective on childhood is gaining in importance.

The question of the relationship between autonomy and dependency, in which childhood vulnerability in particular is to be conceived, is being posed anew. An analysis of 'disabled childhoods' intensifies this question and puts it into concrete terms — using the example of a group of children who have so far received little attention in social and educational childhood research. A childhood theory perspective is called upon to examine both the fundamental vulnerability and the claim to autonomy of all children in this context.

The aim of the interdisciplinary conference – funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – is therefore to bring together theoretical debates on vulnerability and constitutive dependency with international research from disability studies and on 'disabled childhoods'.

The Keynotes below will be followed by three thematic panels and a moderated postersession. An additional panel discussion will adress recent political developments and elaborate on the link of this field of research to civil-society-initiatives.

Keynotes:
• Prof. Dr. Amy Mullin (Toronto): Children, Ability and Autonomy
• Dr. Tillie Curran (Bristol) & Prof. Dr. Katherine Runswick-Cole (Sheffield): "It's a Thing!" Disabled Children's Childhood Studies
• Prof. Dr. Markus Dederich, Dr. des. Philipp Seitzer & Prof. Dr. Jörg Zirfas (Cologne): The Ambivalent Role of Vulnerability in the Pedagogical Gaze on children with Disabilities

Information on participating / attending:
You can find the complete schedule and information on registration on the conference-homepage.

The conference will be held in English.

Date:

09/10/2025 13:30 - 09/12/2025 14:00

Registration deadline:

08/17/2025

Event venue:

Universität Duisburg-Essen, Glaspavillon, Universitätsstr. 12,
45141 Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Deutschland
45141 Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany

Target group:

Scientists and scholars, Students

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

Teaching / education

Types of events:

Conference / symposium / (annual) conference

Entry:

07/10/2025

Sender/author:

Cathrin Becker

Department:

Ressort Presse - Stabsstelle des Rektorats

Event is free:

no

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event79656

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