International Conference /Art Exhibition 'Endangered Bodies: Representing and Policing the Body in Western Culture'

Date: 8 and 9 October, 2018

Venue: School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon (Portugal)

 The programme and abstract booklet for the International Conference 'Endangered Bodies: Representing and Policing the Body in Western Culture', to be held at FLUL, and organized by the CILM project is available at endangeredbodies.letras.ulisboa.pt

   Taking the notion of "endangered bodies" as the genesis and point of departure for this conference, and against the background of some redefining events of the 21st century that have entailed multiple responses and critical counteractions - such as the election / administration of Donald Trump in the USA, the political assassination of human rights activist Marielle Franco, or the #MeToo Movement - we aim to promote an interdisciplinary debate over different types of representations of bodies in western culture, in a (trans)national and comparative perspective. With this conference, therefore, we invite you to consider, explore, and critique policing approaches to the body as a gendered, sexual, racial, class-specific and / or political site.