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 2026/2027:
Konsultacje in-situ (tygodnie nieparzyste)
Czwartki: 11:30-13:00 INP UMK, Lwowska 1., p. 349
15.10.;
29.10.;
12.11.,
26.11.;
10.12.;
7.01.2027.;
21.01.2027.
Konsultacje online (tygodnie parzyste)
Piątki: 8:00-9:30 online MS Team
9.10.;
23.10.;
6.11.;
20.11.;
4.12.;
18.12.;
15.01.2027;
29.01.2027.
5.02.2026
English:
In-situ consultations (odd weeks)
Thursdays: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM INP UMK, Lwowska 1, 2nd Floor, room 349
15 Oct;
29 Oct;
12 Nov;
26 Nov;
10 Dec;
7 Jan 2027;
21 Jan 2027.
Online consultations (even weeks)
Fridays: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM online MS Team
9 Oct;
23 Oct;
6 Nov;
20 Nov;
4 Dec;
18 Dec;
15 Jan 2027;
29 Jan 2027.
5 Feb 2027
See profile in Research Portal