Call for papers
7th APA Congress
Lisbon, 4-7 June 2019
Venue: NOVA – Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Panel 052 - The invisible politics of crafting the human body
Dear Colleagues
We have the pleasure to announce the CFP for Panel 052 -The invisible politics of crafting the human body. If you are interested in submitting a paper please send an Abstract (200-300 words) to [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask]
Presentations are welcome in all Congress languages (English, Portuguese, and Spanish). Early career researchers are encouraged to participate. Please circulate widely.
The period for submission of paper proposals is open until January 7, 2019
See link to panel description here http://apa2019.apantropologia.org/p052/
We are looking forward to your proposals.
Best wishes,
Luciana Lang and Carole Myers
Short abstract
This panel explores the crafting of bodies and the hidden motives that influence the conceptualisation and representation of transformed versions of human models. We discuss the condition of being human through material means, and the actual and conceptual crafting of this socio-natural product.
Long abstract
This panel invites presentations that explore the crafting of human bodies and the hidden motives that influence the conceptualisation and representation of transformed versions of human models. We would like to discuss the condition of being human through material means, which involves not only the crafting of one’s vision but also a conversation with the concepts of nature and culture. The socio-natural product may become visible in interventions and manipulations of the body, such as cosmetic surgery, fashion, beauty practices and fitness regimes; or in the crafting of human-like objects, such as dolls, superheroes, folkloric characters, and religious artefacts. The panel is interested in how aesthetics may reinforce or subvert power relations, and how gendered and racialised stereotypes inform the crafting of human bodies. Central to this discussion are issues such as commodification, social mobility, ethics, heritage, and the politics that underpin the revaluation of the final product. How blurred are the lines between reinforcing stereotypes and preserving material culture? How can social researchers address concepts such as freedom and ethics when original features are erased from a social and biological body? What can these crafted beings, whether real or fake, reveal?
Convenors:
Luciana LANG
University of Manchester
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Carole MYERS
University of Manchester
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