Staff members
dr hab. Beata Borowska-Beszta, NCU Prof.University Professor
Institute of Educational Sciences
room no: 349, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń
tel.: +48-56-611-3120
e-mail: borbesz@umk.pl
www: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beata_Borowska-Beszta
ORCID: 0000-0002-2133-4400
Interest:
1. Culture and disability. Disability studies. Anthropology of Disability.
2. Research on reservoirs of culture and disability from the perspective of the anthropology of disability.
3. Disability in institutions: social welfare (day care and stationary facilities, homeless shelters), health care (hospice), cultural (museums, art galleries), religious, military, and financial (banks)
4. Cultural production and transmission of cultural knowledge about disability in Poland and abroad (Japan 2016, 2024-2027; France 2012; Scotland 2017, 2023; 2024-2026, Spain 2026-2029).
5. Congenital and acquired disabilities in the cultural constructs of anomaly, artefacts, cultural minorities, vulnerability, access, hate, taboo, and empowerment
6. Comparative studies on disability in cultures and women's research.
7. Representations of disability in media and technology
8. Qualitative methodology in pedagogy, andragogy, and social sciences.
Office Hours:
Konsultacje w semestrze zimowym 2025/2026
Czwartki (in situ): w dniach 16.10; 30.10; 6.11; 27.11; 18.12; 8.01; 22.01;
godz: 11:30–13:00 (2h) ul. Lwowska 1, p. 349
Konsultacje w sesji zimowej: czwartek (in situ) 5. lutego, godz. 10:00-11:30 (2h) (19 lutego - Święto uczelni).
Consultations during the 2025/2026 winter semester
Thursdays (in-situ) on days: 16. Oct; 30. Oct; 6. Nov; 27. Nov; 18. Dec ; 8. Jan; 22. Jan;
11:30am –13:00pm (2h) 1Lwowska Street, room 349
Winter session consultations: Thursday (in situ), February 5, 10:00-11:30 a.m. room 349, 1 Lwowska street building; (February 19 - University Day).
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