QUEERING AT THE SCHOOL DESK: What to change?

With the QUEERING AT THE SCHOOL DESK podcast, we focused on school environments through the eyes of queer and trans students — and we want to end the audio series with their perspectives.

4th episode:What to change? 
We will conclude the last episode of the podcast with a look to the future — presenting the wishes and changes that learners themselves would like to see introduced in schools.

Thanks to all the participants who shared their experiences with Tereza.

This podcast is in Czech only.

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“QUEERING AT THE SCHOOLDESK C is not research, it is a window into the stories of queer and trans teens in our Czech schools.” podcast author, Tereza Marková

The author of the podcast, Tereza Marková, gives voice to queer learners and allows them to talk about what it is like for them to function in an institution like school – what are their experiences of oppression and limitations or, conversely, exemplary attitudes, and where do they see the potential for change? Thus, the four-part podcast, QUEERING AT THE SCHOOLDESK, functions primarily as a support for primary and secondary school teachers.

Tereza Marková is a queer psychologist, dog mom and avid Dungeons and Dragons player. In her spare time, she works with queer and trans teens and has participated in research on LGBTQIA+ issues and learners in Czech schools.
Tereza has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an extension in Special Education and a Master’s degree in Psychology. She focused on LGBTQ issues in her bachelor and master thesis. She is currently working as a psychologist in the health sector and coordinates the Teenspace leisure program for queer and trans teens.

The sound design is the work of composer and sound artist Natálie Pleváková. Her work explores compositional strategies in a post-digital situation and includes theatre, AV, sound design, as well as the creation of sound installations. She has also worked as a high school teacher.

This podcast is presented in collaboration with Futuropolis: School of Imagination.

The podcast is part of a long-term series of the project QUEERING, which is realized with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Prague City Hall and the State Culture Fund of the Czech Republic.