Allgemeine Heilpädagogik
Theorie der Heilpädagogik und Rehabilitation

(Theory of Rehabilitation and Special Education)

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Planned:

19.06.2026 - Lecture: Markus Dederich speaks on "Ableism – A power(lessness) theory approach from the perspective of disability studies" at the conference "Power: Between powerlessness and empowerment. Ableism as a theological category" at TU Dortmund University.

29.10.2026 - Lecture: Markus Dederich speaks about "Blindness as a philosophical and literary topos" at the conference "Philosophy and Literature. A Conference" at Witten Herdecke University.

25.11.2026 - Lecture: Markus Dederich discusses disability and vulnerability at the University of Bern.

Completed:

24.03.2026 - Lecture: Markus Dederich speaks on: "The fragility of experiences of otherness using the example of pupils with 'intellectual disabilities'" as part of the symposium "Vulnerability and unavailability: On the significance of fractures in (special) educational constellations", DGfE ‘Fractures’ conference at LMU Munich.

13.03.2026 - Lecture: Markus Dederich speaks on "Assisted autonomy and representation – an attempt at rapprochement" as part of the conference "The ambivalence of autonomy as a theoretical challenge" at Bielefeld University.

09.03.2026 - Lecture:  Markus Dederich leads a panel discussion with Heike Heubach (member of the German Parliament) as part of the conference "Removing Barriers – How to Achieve a Fair, Inclusive and Equal Society" at the Tutzing Academy. 

05.03.2026 - Lecture:  Hartwig, Susanne/ Görbert, Johannes/ Dederich, Markus et al.: "Stammering, slurring, silence, laughter" – Intellectual disability in contemporary literature. An exploratory workshop at the intersection of literary studies, educational science and cultural disability studies at the University of Zurich.

Book publication: Seitzer, Philipp/ Krebs, Moritz/ Rader, Timur/ Stöhr, Robert/ Dederich, Markus/ Zirfas, Jörg (2025): Pädagogik der Vulnerabilität. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa. Further information about the book can be found here.

2023-10 - The new "Bachelor of Special Education" and "Master of Rehabilitation Sciences" degree programmes started at the University of Cologne in the winter semester 2023/2024. Our department is represented in two basic modules of the Bachelor's degree programme in Special Education (teaching focuses on ethics, profession, inclusion and participation in addition to the Introduction to Special Education lecture). In addition, our department now offers the "Master's in Special Education and Inclusion" as an independent subject within the 2-subject Master's in Rehabilitation Sciences.