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 semestrze letnim 2025/2026:
Czwartki - In-situ konsultacje na miejscu w INP godz. 9:45-11:15, pokój 349;
• Luty: 26 lutego
• Marzec, 5 marca, 12 marca, 19 marca,
• Kwiecień: 2 kwietnia, 9 kwietnia,
• Maj: 7 maja
Piątki – konsultacje online 8:00 – 9:30 platforma MS Teams
• Marzec: 27 Marca
• Kwiecień: 17 kwietnia, 24 kwietnia,
• Maj: 22 maja, 29 maja
• Czerwiec: 12 czerwca
Consultations during the summer semester 2025/2026:
Thursdays - In-situ consultations at the Institute of Public Health (IPN), 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM, room 349;
• February: February 26
• March, March 5, March 12, March 19
• April: April 2, April 9
• May: May 7
Fridays - Online consultations, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, MS Teams
• March: March 27
• April: April 17, April 24
• May: May 22, May 29
• June: June 12
See profile in Research Portal