Name

Rena Janßen

University

University of Oldenburg

Institute,

Research Group

Institute of Music, Music Pedagogy, Research Cluster Intersectional Sensitivity

Supervisor

Prof Dr Mario Dunkel

Room

A09 2-213

Phone number

Email address

rena.janssen@uni-oldenburg.de

Scientific CV

Education:

• 2018 - 2021: Master of Education, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, subjects: Music and German
• 2016 - 2017: Erasmus, Stockholm University, subject: Special Education
• 2014 - 2018: Bachelor of Arts, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, subjects: Music and German

Professional experience:

• Since 01/2022: Research assistant and doctoral candidate in music education, Institute of Music, Research Cluster Intersectional Sensitivity, University of Oldenburg
• 05/2021 - 09/2021: Research Assistant, Institute of Music, Music and its Mediation, Musical Interface Designs: Augmented Creativity and Connectivity, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• 04/2021 - 09/2021: Project assistant, buero doering - specialised trade for events
• 10/2018 - 03/2021: Student assistant in the field of music, Institute of Music and its mediation, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• 11/2020 - 03/2021: Student assistant, Future Centre for Teacher Education, Competencies for Digitally-Enhanced Individualised Practice, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• 09/2020 - 10/2020: Working student, conference assistant Reeperbahn Festival Conference, Inferno Events GmbH & Co. KG
• 06/2020 - 08/2020: Intern, Conference Showcase Reeperbahn Festival, Inferno Events GmbH & Co KG

Teaching activities:

• Summer term 2022: Music education and gender
• Winter semester 2022/23: Inclusion in music lessons
• Summer term 2023: Safer spaces in music lessons

Working title of the doctoral project

Safer spaces in music education: Intersectional perspectives

Abstract

In Germany, there is an increasing number of music workshop formats that address specific target groups, such as female*, transgender and non-binary music producers. In these free workshops, participants can learn how to produce and mix music or play in a band. These so-called safer spaces can be a protective space for certain people (Lewis et al., 2015) and offer an experiential and learning space in which participants feel safe and treat each other sensitively (Arao & Clemens, 2013). To date, German-language music education and musicology have hardly dealt empirically with safer spaces in informal and formal music education. The three-year dissertation project aims to close this gap by analysing the significance of safer spaces from the participants' perspective and identifying empowerment strategies. To this end, an ethnographic study will be conducted using field visits and interviews. The data will be analysed with the help of Gabriele Winker and Nina Degele's (2010) intersectional multi-level analysis. Following on from this, the work discusses the extent to which safer spaces and empowerment practices can be integrated into music lessons.

Publications

• Ahlers, Michael & Janßen, Rena (forthcoming). GarageBand - Analyses of gender stereotypes. In T. Beckmann, T. Ehmke & M. Besser (Eds.), Student research in the practical semester. Waxmann.
• Dunkel, Mario; Friedmann, Sophia; Janßen, Rena; Osman, Shanti Suki & Waldvogel, Sophia (forthcoming). Insights into current research projects at the interface of music education and intersectionality. In: Diskussion Musikpädagogik, Issue 94/22, pp. 17-24.