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Leonie Schulz

Research Associate , Fakultät für Soziologie, Bielefeld University

Vita

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 11/2022 | Research associate in the research and teaching unit 8 - Sociology of Gender in the working group Prof. Dr. Tomke König Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University.

03/2022–09/2022 | Associate Lecturer in BA Social Work Seminar title "Trans Studies and Social Work". Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

03/2022–09/2022 | Student research assistant in the working area 8 - Sociology of Gender Working group Prof. Dr. Tomke König. Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University.

05/2021–10/2021 | Scientific research and writing activities in the project Recovery Acres: Development of a concept for the integration of recovering substance users into a community. Carried out for the non-profit organisation Lady Flower Gardens. Edmonton in Alberta, Canada.

02/2020–05/2022 | Program coordinator of the peer mentoring program Blickpunkte on behalf of the Equal Opportunities Commission at the Faculty of Sociology Bielefeld University.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

09/2019–10/2022 | MA Gender Studies - Interdisciplinary Research and Application Bielefeld University. Master thesis title 'It's not all sunshine and rainbows' An exploration of how trans people negotiate subjectification processes on r/NonBinaryTalk in the context of transnormative pressures
Grade of Master thesis: 1.3 (very good). Overall grade: 1.1. Awarded with an honorary certificate for the best degree of the year in MA Gender Studies.

09/2016–09/2019 | BA Anthropology and Sociology (Double major degree). Maynooth University, Ireland. Bachelor thesis title "How Trans* Students in Ireland Experience their College Environments". Grade of Bachelor thesis: 1.0. Overall grade: 1.3.

 

Focus of Work

So far, my focus and expertise lies in the fields of queer theory and trans studies. In my master thesis, through applying (partially queer theoretical) subjectification theories, I explored how trans individuals negotiate normative pressures.

Casegroup

Social Sciences