| Title | Afterword |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Paula-Irene Villa Braslavsky (author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0436.10 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0436/chapters/10.11647/obp.0436.10 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Paula-Irene Villa; |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2025-06-23 |
| Page range | pp. 201–206 |
| Print length | 6 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Paula-Irene Villa is Full Professor for General Sociology and Gender
Studies at LMU Munich (Germany). From 2021–2025, she served as
President Elect of the German Sociological Association. Her research has
been funded by several agencies such as the German Science Foundation
or Volkswagen Stiftung, and focuses on biopolitics/embodiment
(cosmetic surgery or food and fitness), on care and family, on gender
in authoritarian politics, and most recently on academic freedom. She is
the author and co-editor of twelve books and over sixty academic papers
or book chapters; some of her (German and English) publications have
been translated to Spanish and French. Paula Villa appears regularly
on all sorts of media, and organises public science formats such as the
‘Gender Salon’ in Munich which has been running since 2009. She has
two children and lives in Munich.