5/18/2015

Aesthetics, Ethics and Biopolitics of the Posthuman

AESTHETICS, ETHICS AND BIOPOLITICS OF THE POSTHUMAN

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AESTHETICS, ETHICS AND BIOPOLITICS OF THE POSTHUMAN

About the conference

The research project Posthuman Aesthetics invites proposals for its first
conference Aesthetics, Ethics and Biopolitics of the Posthuman, 10 11
December 2015, at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Theideaoftheposthumanhasemergedasatermthatdescribesvariousideas(andrealities)
ofpossibleradicalchangesinhumanexistence.Technologicaladvanceshavemadenature
increasinglymalleable,andtheboundariesbetweenhumans,animalsandmachinesare
challengedanddestabilisedinvariousways.Newtechnologieshaveenabledustoprovide
therapyandlifeimprovementforindividuals,butthesametechnologiescouldalsoresultina
demandforenhancementsofpeoplenototherwiseinneedoftreatment.Asaconsequenceof
thesetechnologicaldevelopments,anumberofphilosophical,ethicalandbiopolitical
questionsarise.
Theconferencewishestoaddressaesthetic,ethicalandbiopoliticalaspectsoftheposthuman
condition.Theuseofnewtechnologiesareoftendiscussedattheintersectionofphilosophy
andmedicine,butthisignoreshowlargearoleaestheticsplayinhumanexistenceandhowit
guidesdesiresandchoicesrangingfrombodilychangestovisionsoflifenarratives.The
conferencewelcomesproposalsthatreflectuponsuchissuesfromvariousdisciplines.
Theconferencefurthermoreinvitescontributionsthataddressthewaysinwhichartand
literaturethematisephilosophical,ethicalandbiopoliticalimplicationsofthedevelopmentin
thelifesciences,forinstanceinsciencefictionliteratureandinartsciencecollaborations.

Date
December1011,2015

Deadlines
Deadlineforabstractsubmission:June15,
2015
Deadlineforregistration:November11,
2015

Registration
Admissionfee:75(faculty),30
(PhD/Postdoc)
Theadmissionfeecoverstheentire
conference,includingaconferencedinnerand
lightrefreshmentsduringbreaks.Anonline
registrationformwillfollow.

A non-exhaustive series of topics include:

Artsciencecollaborations

Contact

Notionsofsubjectivityandidentity
Biopoliticsinrelationtobiotechnology
Theideaandusesoftheconceptsofthenormal,theperfect,andtheimproved
Theimperfectinartandliterature
Thewaysinwhichartandliteratureinvestigatetheimplicationsofthetechnological
development

Pleasesubmit400wordabstracts
toposthuman@dac.au.dk
Anddirectpracticalquestionsandother
inquiriestoconferenceassistant,
JakobGaardboNielsen:
stud201204607@hum.au.dk

Theaestheticsensibilityofintelligentmachines
Theimportanceoftheface:facetransplantsandroboticfaces

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SeemoreaboutthePosthumanAestheticsproject,itsresearchgroup,projectoutlineand
individualprojectsathttp://posthuman.au.dk/

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

LoriB.Andrews,DistinguishedProfessorofLawandDirectoroftheInstitutefor
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PaulVanouse,ProfessorofArt,CoDirectorofEmergingPracticesMFA,andDirector
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ofGraduateStudies,UniversityofBuffalo

VENUE

AarhusInstituteofAdvancedStudies

AarhusInstituteofAdvancedStudies(AIAS)
Buildings16301632
HeghGuldbergsGade6B
DK8000,AarhusDenmark

CALL FOR PAPERS - PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR

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Call_for_Papers.pdf

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