Rosemarie Garland-Thomson

Oxford Kafka24

A series of lectures and talks from across the University celebrating the literary work...

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lectures

Title	Description	People	Date
Monstrosities and Metamorphosis in More-Than-Human Worlds	Metamorphosis is constantly taking place in the worlds of people and other animals. A freewheeling discussion featuring shape-shifting leopard men in Nigeria, gut microbes that shape the human condition, and circus freakshows.	David Pratten, Jamie Lorimer, Beth Greenhough, Eva Bredler, Eben Kirksey, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson	20 August, 2024
Extraordinary Bodies, Disability Justice, and Metamorphosis	All of our bodies are gradually undergoing metamorphosis. Yet, many people with extraordinary bodies and minds experience discrimination in everyday life. Our speakers imagine metamorphosis and transformations on a grand societal scale.	Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Anna Landre, Benedict Ipgrave, Stuart Murray, Hannah Thompson, Zhixin Wan, Khansa Mari	12 August, 2024
Keynote: Time traveling with Gregor Samsa, or what you can do with six legs	Professors Rosemarie Garland-Thomson and Eben Kirksey use Gregor's transformation in 'Metamorphosis' to muse on the everyday changes we all experience and their relations to disability, design justice and ableism.	Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Eben Kirksey	7 August, 2024
Integrating Disability Across the Community	Watch the replay of the Social Sciences Division's Inaugural EDI lecture, an inspiring event, delving into the heart of disability justice and culture with Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Professor of English and Bioethics at Emory University.	Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Jonathan Herring	2 August, 2024
CRISPR, Gene Editing, and Metamorphosis	Biotechnology is transforming the human condition. A molecular tool called CRISPR-Cas9 is being used to edit human DNA. Scientists will join influential disabled thinkers to discuss ethical issues hovering around gene editing.	Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Nada Kubikova, Dagan Wells, Julia-Sophia Bellingrath, Eben Kirksey, Sarah Kane	26 July, 2024