Education for whom? Historical Perspectives on Inclusion/Exclusion in Schooling
Wed
20
Nov
Wednesday 20 November until Thursday 21 November, 2024at 11:45 - 13:30
Room UB337
Welcome to the international symposium "Education for whom? Historical Perspectives on Inclusion/Exclusion in Schooling" at Umeå University 20-21 November 2024.
In November 2024, Pieter Verstraete from KU Leuven, Belgium, is visiting professor at the Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Umeå University. The symposium will take place during his stay and aims to bring together ongoing historical research on inclusion/exclusion in schooling, understood in a broad sense.
Participation
The symposium is open for all interested. If you are interested in attending the whole symposium or individual sessions, please contact Emma Vikström a few days in advance.
13.00–13.20: Opening session Welcome, practical information and presentation round
13.20–14.35: Session 1 • Deaf History as Transnational History: German Influences on the Swedish Deaf Movement and Deaf Education from the 19th to the beginning of the 20th Century – Radu Harald Dinu, Jönköping University, Sweden • Silences, Progressive Education and the Periphery of Voice: An Acoustic History of the so-called Belgian Demutisation Method, 1880–1930 – Pieter Verstraete, KU Leuven, Belgium • The Kindergarten at the Children's Ward at Vipeholm Hospital for 'Uneducable, Difficult to Care for Feeble- Minded Persons' in 1950 – Education for Whom? – Kristina Engwall, Uppsala University, Sweden
14.35–14.45: Short break
14.45–15.35: Session 2 • Disability in Past Life Histories: Archival Facts and Literary Fiction from 19th Century Sweden – Catharina Andersson, Josefine Wälivaara & Lotta Vikström (presenter), Umeå University, Sweden • Understanding Epilepsy: Perceptions of Children with Epilepsy in Sweden 1950–1980 – Johanna Ringarp, Stockholm University, Sweden & Matilda Svensson Chowdhury, Malmö University, Sweden
15.35–16.00: Coffee break
16.00–17.15: Session 3 • ’To become different and better’: A Study on Truants at the Turn of the 20th Century – Ellen Henriksson, Södertörn University, Sweden • Tracing the Biologistic Ability Paradigm in Danish Special Education – An Historical Inquiry into three Danish Welfare State Assemblages, 1923–2023 – Christian Ydesen, University of Zürich, Schweiz, & Bjørn Hamre, Copenhagen University, Denmark • A History of Violence: Threats, Aggressions, and Relationships in Swedish Schools 1945–1980 – Thom Axelsson, Malmö University, Sweden
Day 2: Thursday 21 November
Location: Room UB337
8.45–10.00: Session 4 • The Scandinavian Space of IQ-Testing and ‘Intelligence’ between Normal and Special Education, 1918–1940 – Christian Ydesen, University of Zürich, Schweiz, Brit Marie Hovland, VID Specialized University, Norway & Emma Vikström, Umeå University, Sweden • ’The integral of two units becomes a new device’: The Paradigm of Integration and the Changes in Educational Policy about Children with Disabilities in Sweden 1960–1980 – Anne Berg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden • Advocacy, Compliance and Opposition. Exploring Stances Towards Inclusive Education in the Swedish Disability Rights Movement 1963–1993 – Emma Laurin, Stockholm University, Sweden
10.00–10.25: Coffee break
10.25–11.15: Session 5 • Schooling, Children and the Psychosocial Expertise, 1900–2000 – Anna Larsson, Umeå University, Sweden • The Sandbox: Educational and Therapeutic Use in Reform Pedagogy, Psychology and Child Psychiatry, Ideas of Schooling, Childhood, and Schooling – Norway and Denmark in 1930–1970 – Bjørn Hamre, Copenhagen University, Denmark, & Brit Marie Hovland, VID Specialized University, Norway
11.15-11.25: Short break
11.25–12.15: Closing Session Some final reflections from visiting professor Pieter Verstraete and a concluding discussion on what insights we have gained
12.15: Lunch at restaurant Lingon, thanks and farewell
