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The Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: Events
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 11:00Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, Am Wingertsberg 4, 61348 Bad Homburg
Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften of Goethe University
Fellow colloquium
Sabine Andresen (Goethe Fellow)
»Childhood and Violence. Experiences with the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Germany and outline perspectives for further research«
Abstract
What shapes experiences of violence in childhood? This question is the starting point of the lecture in terms of childhood theory. One characteristic of being a child is that they are dependent on the goodwill of adults. Children have to trust them. Survivors of child sexual abuse address the existential loss of trust they have suffered, not only in relation to perpetrators in the family, church, sport or school, but in their entire environment. Inquiries around the world, e.g. in Australia, Ireland or France, deal with the clarification and compensation of violence against children, especially in out-of-home care. This is loosely based on the concept of transitional justice. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Germany works with the term »Aufarbeitung« (working through the past; coming to terms). The lecture builds on the approach and findings and introduces further research perspectives.
The speaker
Sabine Andresen has been a professor of social pedagogy and family research at Goethe University Frankfurt since 2011. Additionally, she is chairperson of the Independent Commission for the Investigation of Sexual Child Abuse, which was founded in 2016 by resolution of the German Bundestag, and vice-president of the Deutsche Kinderschutzbund (German child protection league). In 2017, she became a member of the Mainz Academy of Science and Literature
Participation and registration
For participation, online or on site, please register in advance (contact: Beate Sutterlüty; email: b.sutterluety@forschungskolleg-humanwissenschaften.de). To contain the spread of COVID-19 infections we follow the »2 G rule«: You will need to provide a proof of vaccination or recovery.
