Location & approach

By Car

The campus of Dortmund University is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By public transport

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

By 'H-Bahn'

The H-Bahn, an elevated railway, is one of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Centre via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just over 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station with the AirportExpress and from there to the university with the S-Bahn. Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometres away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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Location & approach

By Car

The campus of Dortmund University is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By public transport

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

By 'H-Bahn'

The H-Bahn, an elevated railway, is one of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Centre via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just over 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station with the AirportExpress and from there to the university with the S-Bahn. Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometres away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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Donnerstag, 16 -18 Uhr im Martin-Schmeißer-Weg 8, Raum 08.00.05

Seminar about the feminist critique on science

10/17/2023

Große Eizelle neben klitzekleinem Spermium untertitelt mit "Portrait of a Sperm"

There is no longer much need to argue about the fact that sexist ideas influence the production of scientific knowledge. In medicine, the male body is taken as the standard; the inventor of the first pill was apparently so committed to controlling population growth that he ignored possible health risks for women. And archaeology operated with gendered categories of 'gatherer and hunter' for decades. Are these simply examples of bad science done by biased researchers? Or is science as an enterprise possibly designed in such a way that discriminatory ideas can flourish under the guise of the ideal of value-free objectivity?

In the seminar we pose the question where and on what level feminist critique of science can and should start. We will deal with the three branches of feminist epistemology and get to know the arguments against the common conception of objectivity as well as ideas of what feminist science can look like. Of course, we will also take a closer look at the difficulties that arise for the different approaches. While you won't earn any credit points, you can discover classics such as Sandra Harding, Helen Longino and Donna Haraway - readings that are not only nuanced but also humorous. While the readings will be in english, the Seminar will take place in german. What is read in the last part of the seminar is up to you as participants to decide. We could, for example, take a look at the practice of feminist science in the field of medicine or neuroscience or take a trip into decolonial critique of science.

Sounds interesting? Then write a mail to inga.gittermann@rub.de so I have an overview of who is coming, or if in doubt, just come by. The first session is on Thursday, 26.10, from 4-6 pm in Martin-Schmeißer-Weg 8, room 08.00.05.