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Dear list members, I am pleased to announce the launch of a 'Disability, Ethics and Aesthetics Research Group' hosted by the University of Brighton. The group consists of researchers and practitioners from a range of disciplines interested in ethics and aesthetics as they might apply to and stem from our own and others embodiments and impairments. If you are a researcher and/or arts practitioner interested in this group and would like to be a member and hear about forthcoming events (including a seminar in June this year) then please email Hannah Macpherson on [log in to unmask] Please state your area of interest/ expertise and whether you would like your name to appear on the group webpage. Themes the group seek to address include; Embodiment and embodied ethics Disability aesthetics Disability and performance The concept of disability Disability, participatory practice and research ethics Disability, architectural design and public space Questions regarding the value placed on certain lives http://artsresearch.brighton.ac.uk/research/centre/CAPPE-centre-for-applied-philosophy-politics-and-ethics/research/disability-ethics-and-aesthetics This group is co-ordinated by Dr Hannah Macpherson. Please email her on [log in to unmask] if you are interested in participating in future events. Hannah is currently developing research on the ethics and aesthetics of outdoor live performance with an interest in work being produced as part of the Cultural Olympiad for London 2012. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.