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Conference: The Perfect Body. Between Normativity and Consumerism

The conference will be held at Scandic Linköping Väst, Sweden.

Chaired by:
Dr. Katrin Grueber
IMEW (Institut Mensch, Ethik und Wissenschaft)Berlin Germany

Dr. Ursula Naue
Life Science Governance Research Platform University of Vienna Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Political Science Vienna Austria

Invited Speakers include:

  • Michael BURY – RHUL London., UK
  • Inez DE BEAUFORT – Erasmus MC, NL tbc
  • Barbara DUDEN – Hannover U., DE
  • Marcus DÜWELL – Utrecht U., NL
  • Jennifer FISHMAN – McGill U. Montreal, CA
  • Joakim ISAKSSON – Umeå U., SE
  • Rosemarie GARLAND-THOMSON – Emory U., US
  • Robin MACKENZIE – Kent U., UK
  • Judit SANDOR – CEU Budapest, HU
  • Silke SCHICKTANZ – UMG Göttingen, DE
  • Frida SIMONSTEIN – Yezreel Valley College, IL
  • Jackie Leach SCULLY – Newcastle U., UK
  • Bertrand TONDU – Toulouse U., FR
  • Simo VEHMAS – Jyväskylä U., SF
  • Paul VERSCHURE – U. Pompeu Fabra, ES
  • Anne WALDSCHMIDT – Cologne U., DE
  • Gregor WOLBRING – Calgary U., CA

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http://www.esf.org

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CFP: Disability in German literature, film and theatre

The editors of the fourth volume of the Edinburgh German Yearbook (2010) would like to invite contributions on the subject of ‘Disability in German literature, film and theatre’.

Like Gender Studies, Postcolonialism and Queer Theory, Disability Studies is part of the broader discussion of difference and “otherness,” and is largely situated within debates about the politics of identity, social processes, human rights, ethics and discrimination. As a critical resistance strategy, Disability Studies has sought to retrieve the silenced voices of disabled figures from their cultural locations in literature, film and theatre, and discuss their position in relation to the counterpoint of normalcy.

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