Swana Schuchmann (no pronouns)
Trainer, sensitivity reader & consultant for DEIB organizational development
My utopia is…
...a world in which we can communicate with each other courageously, be vulnerable, and listen to one another more. My utopia is also a world that is greener and more sustainable, less cisheteronormative, and more appreciative, unbiased, and in solidarity with all people – for and with one another.
Specialization & Expertise
Academia & Education
- B.A. in Sinology, Ethnology, and Gender Studies; M.A. in Sociology; currently pursuing a PhD in the sociology of work on ERGs & the organizing of queer and PoC employees in the workplace
- Active in working groups on discrimination-sensitive teaching and the Anti-Discrimination Committee of FB03, Goethe University Frankfurt a.M.
- Lecturer for university sociology courses at the intersections of work and organization, Critical Race Theory, intersectionality, masculinities & queer studies, (global) inequality regimes, and precarious work.
Professional Experience, Expertise:
Certificates
- Certified diversity and anti-bias trainer
- Certified in organizational development
Freelance work
Since 02/2022, I have worked as an independent consultant for non-profit and for-profit organizations in the DEIB field, primarily through interactive anti-bias and diversity trainings with a team-building element, as well as discrimination-sensitive sensitivity readings for written and visual materials.