University Symposium on
Body & Knowing
The topic for the 2010-12 Symposium will be Abundance & Scarcity.
Our experience of the world begins with our bodies, and our bodies and those of others are a source of endless fascination to us. The 2008-09 University Symposium on Body & Knowing examines the human body both as an object of study and as a producer of knowledge. The symposium welcomes contributions from scientists who study the body from the standpoint of modern biomedicine; from social scientists and humanists who look at the body from their own disciplinary perspectives, and from artists who make art about bodies and/or art using their bodies. We welcome the participation of people who are activists in fields such as health care and disability studies. We will ask questions about what we know about the body and how we know it, and how people in different times and places have articulated their knowledges about the body.
The Symposium's public events will be organized by semester-long themes. The theme for Fall 2009 is How Do We Know the Body? See the calendar for details.
We are currently planning future themes and events to develop the Symposium on Body & Knowing. If you would like to participate in these discussions or to receive updates about the planning process and future planning meetings, please email Jeff Hartman. If you would like to read more about the ongoing discussion, you can download the notes from previous meetings on October 22, November 29, March 10, April 4 and April 21 and May 9. To offer your own contribution, please visit our wiki site at : https://wiki.umn.edu/view/IAS_Body_Knowing/WebHome
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Body & Knowing events, 2008-2009
Symposium 2006-2008: "Time"
Symposium 2005-06: "The Politics of Populations"
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