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BREAKING BOUNDARIES: Body Politics & the Dynamics of Difference
| Location: | New York, United States |
| Conference Date: | 2011-03-04 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-01-25 |
| Announcement ID: |
182444 |
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BREAKING BOUNDARIES: Body Politics & the Dynamics of Difference
A Conference at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York
Friday-Saturday March 4 & 5th, 2011
Free and Open to the Public
When it comes to "the body," the definition of normal is fluid and changes across cultures and time. In each context, there are those who have been exploited and oppressed because they do not fit prevailing notions of beauty. This conference will explore the body politics around those with “deviant” bodies.
What are the dominant narratives and perceptions about beauty and bodies? How do these perceptions affect public policy around issues of health, civil rights, education, and accessibility? How do those whose bodies do not fit into the “proper” cultural norms challenge attitudes, laws, and perceptions? How have they negotiated for and found power in unwelcoming environments, both now and in the past? How do the categories of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, and disability complicate prevailing ideas about embodiment? Are there and have there been communities and cultures that have welcomed those whose bodies are currently perceived as deviant in dominant popular discourse? And what is the relationship between promoting and continuing the dominant discourse and capitalist consumer culture? Featured speakers include Marilyn Wann, Katie LeBesco, Susan Schwiek and Zoe Spencer.
Panels include:
Stigma
Issues in Fat Studies
Categorizing the Body
Movement workshop
Body Politics on Film
Burlesque
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