María do Mar Castro Varela

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).