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Language makes classism - workshop for employees

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Banner for workshop 'Sprache Macht Klassismus' for employees, online on 09.07.2025 from 9 to 13 with Johanna Bröse, featuring a broom sweeping scattered letters and text 'words have power' © Nicole Jansen​/​TU Dortmund
Reflecting on language and classist patterns of interpretation offers the opportunity to improve one's own work through increased sensitivity to classism.

Dear TU Dortmund University employees,

Focal point, asocial, work-shy - how people or places are labeled says a lot about (un)conscious prejudices regarding social background.

Nowadays, it is popular to talk about topics such as race or gender; the less cool topic is classism (bell hooks 2020)

Classism is a devaluation based on actual or assumed social position (such as school/educational qualifications, occupation/income, style of dress, dialect, etc.). Classism limits access to education, participation, recognition and many other resources and often goes hand in hand with other forms of discrimination.

This workshop deals with the connection between language and classist patterns of interpretation and offers the opportunity to critically reflect on and improve one's own work through increased sensitivity to classism.

When
09.07.2025 09:00-13:00

Where
Online

How to register

To register via the service portal

Speaker
Johanna Bröse

We look forward to registrations and will be happy to answer any questions.

Nicole Jansen (she/they | she/her) and Kaya Gödeke (she/they | she/her)

Central advice center for protection against discrimination and sexualized violence (short: SchuDS)