Sharon Hunter

I am interested in the concept of child in relation to modernity. I focus on notions of freedom and transgression, and have drawn on thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Theodor Adorno, and Walter Benjamin to explore educational concerns and gain an understanding of the ideas that underpin educational thinking in our time.

Before this I taught children.

Current responsibilities within the School of Education include:

Equality and Diversity Advocate for the School of Education

Leader of Educational Studies component of the PGDE course

My current work focuses on Dada and Surrealism, Queer theory, and the work of Georges Bataille. Though my interests are not often directly about children and schools, the underlying concerns are about who or what is marginalised, excluded and ignored in our thinking and practice: what is left out is as interesting and as important as what is included and the detritus of being human tells us a good deal about who we are. These concerns inform my teaching on inclusion, human rights and social sustainability.

Has expertise in:

• Philosophy of Education 
• Educational Inclusion

Philosophy of Education

Educational Inclusion