The event is part of the inter-university event series #MeToo Kunst: Gender-based Violence and Power Relations at Art Universities, a cooperation of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Teaching and learning contexts in art and music universities are shaped by specific teaching settings, hierarchies and dependencies, which can entail an increased vulnerability to boundary violations and abuse of power. At the same time, such boundary violations – as in other social contexts – are often accompanied by silence in the university environment.
The event examines the multilayered dynamics of gender-based violence and discrimination in the context of art universities.