Seminar: Anti-racism in the Classroom: Theory and Application - Details

General information

Course name	Seminar: Anti-racism in the Classroom: Theory and Application
Subtitle	Modul 2: Unterrichten & Erziehen
Semester	WiSe 2025/26
Current number of participants	10
maximum number of participants	30
Home institute	Pädagogische Psychologie
Courses type	Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date	Wednesday, 04.02.2026 10:00 - 12:00, Room: (Haus 31, Room 103)
Lehrsprache(n)	Englisch

Lehrende

• Nivedita Singhal

Rooms and times

(Haus 31, Room 103)

Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (14x)

Fields of study

• Querschnittseinrichtungen > gender*bildet
• Philosophische Fakultät III - Erziehungswissenschaften > Institut für Pädagogik

Comment/Description

This applied seminar begins by encouraging students to reflect on their social positions within an increasingly diverse society. It invites participants to engage in meaningful discussions around ethnic and racial diversity, particularly as it manifests in German classrooms. A key focus is on recognizing and working through the challenging emotions that often accompany these conversations.

Students will learn to acknowledge and sit with the discomfort that can arise from racial and ethnic tensions, using that discomfort as a starting point for growth and open dialogue. The seminar emphasizes understanding the emotional experiences of both White individuals and racialized individuals, and explores how these emotions influence inter-racial interactions and broader structural dynamics.

Towards the end of the course, we explore the principles of active anti-racism and allyship, focusing on practical ways to implement these in classroom settings. Overall, the seminar aims to create a safe and honest learning environment where students can thoughtfully examine sensitive issues related to racism and develop practical strategies for anti-racist practice

The seminar will be offered in English. Assessment will include group presentations and a short reflection essay.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Unterrichten und Erziehen".

The following rules apply for the admission:

• A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
  The seats in the affected courses have been assigned at 09.09.2025 on 10:00. Additional seats may be available via a waiting list.
• The enrolment is possible from 29.08.2025, 10:00 to 31.01.2026, 10:00.
• Enrolment is allowed for up to 1 courses of the admission set.

Assignment of courses:

• Anti-racism in the Classroom: Theory and Application (WiSe 2025/26)
• Anti-racism in the Classroom: Theory and Application (Block) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Bullying: Antisoziales Verhalten in der Schule [Blockseminar] (Modul 2: Unterrichten und Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Die Bedeutung von Emotionen für das Lehren und Lernen (Modul 2: Unterrichten & Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Klassenführung und Unterrichtsgestaltung 1 (Unterrichten und Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Klassenführung und Unterrichtsgestaltung 2 (Unterrichten und Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Lernwirksamen Unterricht gestalten (Modul 2: Unterrichten & Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Mehr Kraft für Lehrkräfte - Psychische Gesundheit im Schulalltag (Modul 2: Unterrichten und Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens (Blockseminar) (Modul 2: Unterrichten & Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• Selbstkonzept, Motivation und Schulerfolg (Modul 2: Unterrichten und Erziehen) (WiSe 2025/26)
• The Complexity of Culturally Responsive Teaching 1 (WiSe 2025/26)
• The Complexity of Culturally Responsive Teaching 2 (WiSe 2025/26)