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Tanu Biswas is an Associate Professor of Pedagogy at the University of Stavanger (Norway), affiliated with the Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education, Sports and Special Education within the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Humanities. They also serve as co-director of The Childism Institute at Rutgers University (USA) and mentor at the Doctoral College for Intersectionality Studies at the University of Bayreuth (Germany). Their research critically examines child marginalization through interdisciplinary lenses, emphasizing decoloniality, climate justice, and qualitative methodologies.
Research interests include childism, intergenerational equity, and reimagining educational frameworks through post-qualitative and decolonial approaches. Key contributions address adultcentrism in Nordic contexts, child civil disobedience for climate justice, and the role of children as environmental actors. Biswas has authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, with recent focus on childism's intersection with philosophy, sociology, and environmental ethics.
Key professional roles include organizing international conferences (e.g., European Educational Research Association Summer Schools) and contributing op-eds on education policy (e.g., Khrono.no critiques of institutional decision-making). Their work bridges academic scholarship with public engagement, advocating for systemic change in age-based hierarchies and climate justice advocacy.
