Sophie Withaeckx is assistant professor in philosophy (UD1) at Maastricht University. Previously, she held post as coordinator and post-doc researcher at RHEA (Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel), and as lecturer and researcher at Odisee University College. She holds master degrees in African Languages & Cultures (UGent), International Politics (University of Antwerp, and a PhD in Philosophy and Ethics (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). Her PhD research (2014) studied honour-based violence and understandings of culture, gender and morality in experiences with violence. Her research combines ethical, feminist and decolonial frameworks to examine processes of (de)humanization in public spaces and institutions. Her current research focuses on the ethics and normative understandings underlying practices of family formation through adoption, foster care and assisted reproductive technology. Read more here
