Sharon Hunter

Sharon Hunter is a Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde’s School of Education, specializing in Philosophy of Education and Educational Inclusion. She serves as the School’s Equality and Diversity Advocate and leads the Educational Studies component of the PGDE course. Her research explores modernity’s impact on childhood, engaging with thinkers like Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin, and addresses marginalization through Dada/Surrealism, Queer Theory, and Georges Bataille’s work. She co-leads projects on academic literacy in teacher education, including a current Carnegie-funded initiative (2024–2025).

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy, 2017
• Master of Philosophy, 1989
• Bachelor of Divinity, University of Glasgow, 1987

Her work interrogates exclusionary practices in education and society, focusing on marginalized perspectives. Recent publications include critical analyses of child-activism and collaborative research ethics discussions. She actively participates in academic networks, such as a 2018 visit to the Education University of Hong Kong and the Contemporary Childhood Conference.