Unlearn the Ivory Tower: Decolonizing Minds, Challenging Racism and Sexism in Academia

Upcoming Lectures 2024/25

Online: December 6, 2024, from 13:30 to 15:00

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Online: December 12, 2024, from 13:30 to 15:00

Our present is characterized by colonial structures and the various forms of oppression that support them. But what
is systemic oppression and how does it affect the working context? Josephine Apraku explores these questions in an
impulse followed by self-reflection.

About the speaker:
Josephine Apraku is an African studies scholar, author, lecturer and trainer for intersectional anti-racist educational
work. Josephine's texts have been published by EDITION F, Missy Magazine and Tagesspiegel, among others. “Kluft
und Liebe” (Eden Books, 2022) examines oppression in romantic relationships; ‘Mein Workbook zu Rassismus’ and
the interactive card set ”Lasst uns über Rassismus reden!” (2023, Familiar
Faces) invite people to engage in self-reflection critical of racism.

Most recently, Josephine's children's books “Tschüss Uroma” (2023, bli bla blub) and “Ein ganz normaler Tag”
(Carlsen) were published. In 2024, “Mein Workbook zu Rassismus” was named one of the most beautiful German
books by the Stiftung Buchkunst.

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On-site @ UNICOM: February 19, 2025, from 10:00 – 15:00

The event is about options for action in the event of sexism in academia as well as what to do against it at the University of Bremen.

To this end, we will exchange ideas in smaller groups.

On the other hand, the new Anti-Discrimination Statute of the University of Bremen will be presented, which will cover:

When and for whom does the statute apply?

How does a complaint procedure work?

What other options for action does the statute offer?

Who can I turn to for advice and support in the event of discrimination?

All these questions and more will be answered at this event.

About the speaker:

Carmen Alicia Laínez Jaén has been a consultant at the ADE, the office against discrimination and violence - expertise and conflict counseling, since 2023. She is a psychologist and has training in anti-discrimination counseling from the Anti-Discrimination Association of Germany (advd). Carmen has extensive experience in counseling and empowering people who have been discriminated against.

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