Call for Papers
The symposium series consists of four strands:
7 May 2021
The Body in Psychoanalysis
With a lecture by Dr. Jamieson Webster
The New School
14 May 2021
The Medicalized Body
With a lecture by Prof. Christopher Lane
Northwestern University
21 May 2021
The Body in Activism
With a lecture by Venus Ginés
Founder and President, Día de la Mujer Latina
28 May 2021
The Body in Poetry
With a lecture and poetry reading by Dr. Travis Chi Wing Lau
Kenyon College
Each lecture is paired with a workshop session, in which participant are invited to discuss their work-in-progress with peers and keynote lecturers, either through a pre-circulated draft or in a short presentation. We welcome a wide range of work, from the academic article draft to the spoken word poem, from meditations on doctor-patient relationships to community activism.
To participate in one of the four workshop sessions, please sign up through the form linked here by April 16, 2021.