Classism and racism – dimensions of a complex intersection
The material explains that classism and racism disadvantage people based on their social background or attributed background.
Classism
The resources on classism presented here offer an introduction to a key social and university-related topic. They provide basic knowledge about social inequalities, power relations, and mechanisms of discrimination and exclusion.
The digital formats encourage critical reflection on one's own social positioning and provide theoretical and practical impetus for a classism-critical and appreciative approach in digital and analogue contexts.
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People who are poor or grow up poor face discrimination in many areas of life. They also die years earlier than their wealthier contemporaries. Discrimination based on class is real. A lecture on classism by Francis Seeck.
In Part 1, Wolf & Jurek explain what classism actually is, how it manifests itself, and present educational methods from seminars. In Part 2, they provide music and culture tips, talk about multiple discrimination (from 30:45 minutes) and discuss what you can do to combat classism in your activism or everyday life (from 38:50 minutes).
This audio report accompanies the scoping workshop ‘Classism Research: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Future Perspectives,’ which took place in Hanover in February 2025 and was funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The scoping workshop brought together researchers
from various disciplines, civil society actors and experts by experience to promote classism research that is interdisciplinary, intersectional, participatory and practice-oriented.
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