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Diversity Studies
Department of Cultural Studies
Students in summer on the North Campus, red cogwheels in the background © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund
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Welcome to the website of the Institute for Diversity Studies!

Here you will find information about us and help with the website.


1. About us

What is the Institute for Diversity Studies?

The word Institute refers to a group of academics.

They research diversity together.
Diversity is a word from another language.

Diversity is another word for variety.

Diversity studies therefore means studying and researching diversity. 

Diversity exists in many areas of society: people are diverse. They have

  • different genders
  • different skin colors
  • different languages
  • different body shapes
  • different amounts of money
  • different disabilities
  • and many other differences

The Institute for Diversity Studies conducts research into these differences. It researches these differences in the areas of language, literature, media and cognition.

What is media?
Media are things that reach many people and make other things possible.
For example, television, internet, radio, newspapers, voice or money.

What is cognition?
Cognition is another word for processes in human consciousness. Consciousness refers to all processes in the human brain: Perceiving, thinking and feeling, for example. 


What questions are the scientists at the Institute for Diversity Studies researching?

  • How do we talk about diversity in society?
  • What languages are used for this?
  • What narratives about diversity exist in the media and in society?
  • How are these narratives perceived and retold? 

 

2. help with the website

Here we explain the internet pages. The web pages are not in plain language. All topics are listed at the top of the first page:

Institute
Here you will find all the important information about the institute: a list of all employees, how to find the institute and who is responsible for what.

Teams
Team means a group of researchers. The Institute for Diversity Studies consists of various teams. The different teams introduce themselves on this page.

Studies
Here you can find out what is important for studying at the Institute. Studying is learning after leaving school. You can study at university after leaving school. People who study are called students. The researchers at the Institute teach students. In the field of diversity studies, students learn about diversity in society.

Research
Here you can find out exactly what research is being carried out at the Institute for Diversity Studies. Some scientists at the Institute work together to research questions. They form smaller research groups. Many members of the Institute also conduct research on their own projects. 

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Below you will find our Newsletters and Latest News from the Institute. For example, you can find out what events are planned here. Or when a researcher has written a new book. Click on the pictures. Then you can read what's new at the Institute.

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