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Personal Statement
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
Research Interests
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.
Expertise & Capabilities
Has expertise in:
- Philosophy of Education
- Educational Inclusion
Teaching Interests
Philosophy of Education
Educational Inclusion
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Award Date: 8 Jun 2017
Master of Philosophy
Award Date: 1 Jun 1989
Bachelor of Divinity, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 1 Jun 1987
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Supporting Academic Literacies Development for Mature Students in Scottish Initial Teacher Education (Incentive grant)
Sims, R. (Principal Investigator) & Hunter, S. (Co-investigator)
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Academic Literacy in Teacher Education
Sims, R. (Principal Investigator) & Hunter, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/21 → …
Project: Research
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child-activism and children’s political participation
Hunter, S. & Cassidy, C., 10 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Educational Research Journal. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Podcast #25 Meet some academics talking research ethics
Hunter, S. & Kirk, D., 5 Nov 2021Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Digital or Visual Products
File10 Downloads (Pure)
Thesis
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The 'crises in education' : children and counter-modernity in Hegel, Benjamin, Adorno, and Arendt
Hunter, S. (Author), 26 May 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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The Education University of Hong Kong
Adams, P. (Visiting researcher), Kenklies, K. (Visiting researcher), Hunter, S. (Visiting researcher) & Lewin, D. (Visiting researcher)
6 Dec 2018 → 14 Dec 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Contemporary Childhood Conference
Tonner, P. (Participant), Smith, V. (Participant), Jessop, S. (Participant) & Bold, V. (Participant)
6 Sept 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference