University College, Room 140, 15 King’s College Circle, Toronto
- October 2, 2015 - 4:30 – 6 pm
The 19th Annual Janet E. Hutchison Lecture
Presented in conjunction with The Flesh of the World
“Because of”; Not “Despite of”: Difference as Generative Embodiment
Dr. Carrie Sandahl, Associate Professor, Disability and Human, Development, University of Illinois
Dr. Sandahl’s lecture focused on artworks in The Flesh of the World in which differences in embodiment (physical, sensory, mental) generate new aesthetic possibilities in visual arts and performance, including sports. The comingling of disability art and culture, performance art, and adaptive sport raises important—and perplexing—questions.
