Staff members
dr hab. Beata Borowska-Beszta, NCU Prof.University Professor
Institute of Educational Sciences
room no: 349, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń
tel.: +48-56-611-3120
e-mail: borbesz@umk.pl
www: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beata_Borowska-Beszta
ORCID: 0000-0002-2133-4400
Interest:
1. Culture and disability. Disability studies. Anthropology of Disability.
2. Research on reservoirs of culture and disability from the perspective of the anthropology of disability.
3. Disability in institutions: social welfare (day care and stationary facilities, homeless shelters), health care (hospice), cultural (museums, art galleries), religious, military, and financial (banks)
4. Cultural production and transmission of cultural knowledge about disability in Poland and abroad (Japan 2016, 2024-2027; France 2012; Scotland 2017, 2023; 2024-2026, Spain 2026-2029).
5. Congenital and acquired disabilities in the cultural constructs of anomaly, artefacts, cultural minorities, vulnerability, access, hate, taboo, and empowerment
6. Comparative studies on disability in cultures and women's research.
7. Representations of disability in media and technology
8. Qualitative methodology in pedagogy, andragogy, and social sciences.
Office Hours:
Konsultacje w sesji letniej 2025/2026:
Czwartki - In-situ konsultacje na miejscu w INP godz. 9:45-11:15, pokój 349;
• 25 czerwca
• 2 lipca
Piątki – konsultacje online 8:00 – 9:30 platforma MS Teams
• 19 czerwca
• 10 lipca
Consultations during the summer exam session 2025/2026:
Thursdays - In-situ consultations at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM, room 349;
• 25 June
• 2 July
Fridays - Online consultations, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, MS Teams
• 19 June
• 10 July
URLOP wypoczynkowy: 16. lipca. - 3.września 2026
Summer holiday: 16. July - 3. September 2026
See profile in Research Portal