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Monstrosities and Metamorphosis in More-Than-Human Worlds |
Metamorphosis is constantly taking place in the worlds of people and other animals. A freewheeling discussion featuring shape-shifting leopard men in Nigeria, gut microbes that shape the human condition, and circus freakshows. |
David Pratten, Jamie Lorimer, Beth Greenhough, Eva Bredler |
20 Aug 2024 |
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Extraordinary Bodies, Disability Justice, and Metamorphosis |
All of our bodies are gradually undergoing metamorphosis. Yet, many people with extraordinary bodies and minds experience discrimination in everyday life. Our speakers imagine metamorphosis and transformations on a grand societal scale. |
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Anna Landre, Benedict Ipgrave, Stuart Murray |
12 Aug 2024 |
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Keynote: Time traveling with Gregor Samsa, or what you can do with six legs |
Professors Rosemarie Garland-Thomson and Eben Kirksey use Gregor's transformation in 'Metamorphosis' to muse on the everyday changes we all experience and their relations to disability, design justice and ableism. |
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Eben Kirksey |
07 Aug 2024 |
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Integrating Disability Across the Community |
Watch the replay of the Social Sciences Division's Inaugural EDI lecture, an inspiring event, delving into the heart of disability justice and culture with Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Professor of English and Bioethics at Emory University. |
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Jonathan Herring |
02 Aug 2024 |
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CRISPR, Gene Editing, and Metamorphosis |
Biotechnology is transforming the human condition. A molecular tool called CRISPR-Cas9 is being used to edit human DNA. Scientists will join influential disabled thinkers to discuss ethical issues hovering around gene editing. |
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Nada Kubikova, Dagan Wells, Julia-Sophia Bellingrath |
26 Jul 2024 |
