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Keynote Address: The Trace: Violence, Truth, and the Politics of the Body
In this, the 23rd Social Research conference, speakers discussed the body as a human rights arena in which many forces—religion, science, media, and the market—struggle for control over policies that control our bodies. We aimed to illuminate how the often tacit assumptions about the "normal," "healthy," and "acceptable" body lead to policies which are, at their core, unjust.
Didier Fassin, MD, MPH, is James D. Wolfensohn Professor of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study as well as the Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. His keynote addressed, "The Trace: Violence, Truth, and the Politics of the Body." President of The New School, David Van Zandt, introduced him and engaged him in Q&A with the audience.
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The conference proceedings are available in special issues of Social Research, Vol. 78, Nos. 2 and 3 (Summer and Fall 2011). You may also join our event mailing list by contacting us at cps@newschool.edu
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* Location: The New School - Thursday, February 10, 6:00-7:30 p.m. - John Tishman Auditorium - 66 West 12th Street New York, NY 10011.
