Bonn honors the best: winners in the gender studies and equality!

Bonn honors the best: winners in the gender studies and equality!

Universität Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland - On April 26, 2024, the winners of the Gender Studies Prize 2023 and the Maria von Linden Equality Prize 2023 were awarded at the University of Bonn. This award, which is awarded by the Central Equal Opportunities Office of the University, honors outstanding theses and dissertations as well as commitment in the field of gender studies and queer studies.

It should be emphasized that the subjects have cut out Latin and altamerica studies outstandingly this year. One of the award winners of the Gender Studies Prize 2023 includes Marie Wurscher, whose bachelor's thesis in Latin and Altamericanistics, the title "Collective self-organization as a strategy of empowerment for appropriation of knowledge and space- has an investigation at the interface between science and activism using the example of a feminist collective". Bianca Greek was awarded the title “Dance as a deconstructive body practice. Self-image and physical experiences of queer tango dancers: inside in Buenos Aires”.

Maria von Linden Prize

In addition, the Maria was awarded by Linden Prize, which rewarded outstanding commitment to equality at the University of Bonn. This prize is named after Maria Gräfin von Linden, who was the first woman in Germany in 1895 to receive the title "Scientiae Naturalis Doctor" for her dissertation and was the first titular professor at the University of Bonn. The award winner of the Maria von Linden-Prize is Sascha Sistenich from cultural anthropology, which is campaigning for equality in the teaching unit ethnology and promotes queer content.

The award of these awards emphasizes the importance of gender and queer studies in the academic landscape. These inter- and transdisciplinary fields are dedicated to critical reflections of inequalities and power processes in society, art and science. They aim to question and transform norms and role assignments in art practice, as well as Moz.ac.at underlined.

Support for gender studies

The University of Mozarteum is part of this dynamic development and promotes a variety of projects and research initiatives that support gender skills and diversity -sensitive approaches. Through events such as guest lectures and workshops, the integration of gender-queer feminist perspectives into teaching is promoted. In addition, a gendivers price for outstanding student theses is awarded, which further underlines the importance of gender studies.

The developments and awards at the University of Bonn and at the University of Mozarteum show that gender and queer studies are regarded as essential disciplines that contribute to the critical analysis of identification aspects and the reflection of structural and historical changes. These specialist areas are not only added value for academic research, but also for society as a whole by putting relevant topics for discussion and developing solutions.

Further information on the award winners and the prices can be found on the websites of the University Bonn and University " Mozarteum .