María do Mar Castro Varela
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María do Mar Castro Varela is Professor of Pedagogy and Social Work at the Alice Salomon University in Berlin with focus on Gender and Queer Studies. She holds a double degree in Psychology and Pedagogy and a PhD in Political Science. Her research interests besides Gender and Queer Studies are Postcolonial Theory, Critical Migration Studies and Critical Education. Publications: Postkoloniale Theorie. Eine kritische Einführung (with Nikita Dhawan) und Die Dämonisierung der Anderen. Rassismuskritik der Gegenwart (eds. with Paul Mecheril).