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Publications
Peer-Reviewed
Forthcoming Römhild, R. & Misiaszek, G. (forthcoming, 2025). “Are human rights enough? – Extending the HRE framework through ecopedagogical perspectives.“ In: Human Rights Education Review. 2024 Matz, F., & Römhild, R. (2024). Critical Language Education for Peace: On the Significance of Communicative Agency for Education for Human Rights, Peace, and Sustainable Development. International Journal of Human Rights Education, 8(1). https://repository.usfca.edu/ijhre/vol8/iss1/6
2023 Römhild, R. (2023). Learning languages of hope and advocacy – human rights perspectives in language education for sustainable development. Human Rights Education Review 6(1), 9-29. http://doi.org/10.7577/hrer.5192
Further Articles
2025 Matz, F., & Rott, D. (2025). Frieden, ein Kinderrecht? Kinderrechts- und Friedensbildung im schulischen Kontext gemeinsam denken. Schulverwaltung NRW 2, 58-61.
Römhild, R. (2025). Sustainability and English Language Education: Taking Action for Socio-Environmental Justice. In: Biel, A. & Esleben, F. (Eds.). Social Justice in Language Education: Taking Action. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
2024 Diehr, B., & Matz, F. (2024). Peace Education for young learners. Im Englischunterricht den langen Weg der Friedensbildung antreten. Grundschule Englisch 89, 2-5.
Matz, F. & Rogge, M. (2024). Advocating for children in need - Kinderarmut und Kinderrechte thematisieren und visualisieren. Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch, 191, 18–25.
Römhild, R., & Matz, F. (2024). Courage, Defiance and Resistance: Children's Rights Education Through (Non-)Fictional YA Radical Texts in the English Language Classroom. Anglistik, 35(2), 115-131. https://doi.org/10.33675/ANGL/2024/2/11
2023 Matz, F. (2023). Peace Education and the (Foreign) Language Classroom. In R. Römhild, A. Marxl, F. Matz, F. & P. Siepmann (Eds.), Rethinking Cultural Learning. Cosmopolitan Perspectives on Language Education (pp. 189-207). WVT.
Römhild, R. & Meer, P. (2023). Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Citizenship Education. Current Trajectories and Alternative Perspectives. In Römhild, R., Marxl, A., Matz, F. & Siepmann, P. (Eds.), Rethinking Cultural Learning – Cosmopolitan Perspectives on Language Education. WVT, 137-153.
Römhild, R., Siepmann, P. & Bruns, J. (2023). English Language Education for Sustainable Development. In Römhild, R., Marxl, A., Matz, F. & Siepmann, P. (Eds.), Rethinking Cultural Learning – Cosmopolitan Perspectives on Language Education. WVT, 209-227.
Siepmann, P., Römhild, R., Marxl, A., Becker, D. & Matz, F. (2023). (Re-)Discovering Cosmopolitanism for Language Education: An Introduction. In Römhild, R., Marxl, A., Matz, F. & Siepmann, P. (Eds.), Rethinking Cultural Learning – Cosmopolitan Perspectives on Language Education. WVT, 1-18.
2021 Römhild, R. & Matz, F. (2021). This is not a moment, it’s a movement - Kritische Diskursfähigkeit am Thema Black Lives Matter fördern. Der Fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch: Black Lives Matter (173), 2-7. 2019 Ernst, J. & Römhild, R. (2019). Getting to Know a Human Rights Activist: Rosa Parks. From Adolescence to Adulthood. Englisch betrifft uns, 3/2019, 1-6.
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Presentations and lectures
2025 (invited) Matz, F. Critical Language Education for Peace: Peace Building and Human Rights in the Language Classroom. NAFEFLed - Diversity and Justice Digital Lecture Series. University of Paderborn, Germany, 07.07.2025.
Römhild, R., & Misiaszek, Greg W. Are human rights enough? – Extending HRE frameworks through ecopedagogical perspectives. 5th ISA Forum of Sociology: Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene, Rabat, Morocco [with Greg W. Misiaszek]
(peer-reviewed) Matz, F. Language Pedagogy for Children’s and Human Rights: Designing a curriculum for pre-service language teachers. 2nd Conference of the International Association for Human Rights Education (IHARE) - Human Rights Education and Youth Empowerment. University College London, England, 12.06.2025.
Römhild, R., Misiaszek, Greg W. Are human rights enough? - Extending the human rights education framework through ecopedagogical perspectives. ANGEL Conference, Humboldt-Forum Berlin.
2024 Matz, F. (2024, Dezember 17). Über das Recht, etwas über die Rechte der Kinder zu lernen: Wie kann Erziehung zu Kinderrechten und Frieden in der Schule gelingen? Einblicke in einen etwas anderen Englischunterricht [Invited lecture]. Ringvorlesung: Diagnosebasierte Individuelle Förderung - Ansätze zum Umgang mit schulischer Diversität, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
2023 Matz, F., & Römhild, Ricardo (2023, June 10). Children’s Rights Education in and for the Language Classroom: Moving beyond Cross-Sectional Responsibility [peer-reviewed]. Lecture as part of the 2023 International on Education and Democratic Citizenship Conference - Human Rights & Education: Past, Present & Future. School of Law, UCD.
Römhild, R. Human rights perspectives in language education for sustainable development. HRER & WERA IRN Webinar. (Link to Youtube Video)
2022 Matz, F. (2022, Sept. 17). Rethinking Cultural Learning in Teacher Education – Cosmopolitan Citizenship & Human Rights Education [invited). Contribution as panelist of Prof. Werner Delanoy's symposium Quo Vadis Cultural Learning and Language Education at the Second Language Teacher Education (SLTED) Conference 2022: Challenges and New Horizons. University of Vienna.
Römhild, R. English Language Education for Socio-Environmental Justice. Taking Action! Conference on Social Justice in Language Classrooms and Teacher Education, TU Dortmund.
2021 Römhild, R., & Matz, F. 'Our beloved humanity' – Children's Rights Education through Antiracist YA Literature. Rassismuskritischer Fremdsprachenunterricht. Aktuelle Perspektiven und Herausforderungen, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.