Sabine Hark (born 7 August 1962 in
Nonnweiler
Nonnweiler is a municipality in the district of Sankt Wendel, in Saarland, Germany.
Overview
It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Sankt Wendel, and 30 km southeast of Trier. The village is well known for the "Hillfort of Otz ...
) is a German
feminist and
sociologist, and sits on the editorial board of the journal ''
Feministische Studien (Feminist Studies)''.
Education
She studied sociology and
political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
at
Mainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...
and
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
. She received her doctorate from the
Free University of Berlin
The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...
in 1995.
Career
From 1997 until 2005 she has taught "
sociology of gender
Sociology of gender is a prominent subfield of sociology. Social interaction directly correlated with sociology regarding social structure. One of the most important social structures is status. This is determined based on position that an indiv ...
" at the
University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is mainly situated across three campuses in the city. Some faculty buildings are part of the New Palace of Sanssouci which is known ...
. Since 2009 she has been director of "The center for
interdisciplinary women's and gender's studies" at the
Technical University of Berlin. A central part of her research is the deconstruction of
lesbianism with respect to
feminine identity.
Selected bibliography
Books
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Chapters in books
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Journal articles
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References
External links
Sabine Hark's Website at the center for interdisciplinary women's and gender's studies
1962 births
Academic journal editors
Free University of Berlin alumni
German feminists
German sociologists
German women academics
Goethe University Frankfurt alumni
Living people
Academic staff of the Technical University of Berlin
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni
Academic staff of the University of Potsdam
German women sociologists
Gender studies academics
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