When the state controls the body

The Body and the State: How the State Controls and Protects the Body

A Social Research Conference
at The New School

Thursday-Saturday, February 10-12

Many competing forces, including religion, science, media, and the market, influence the ideas and policies that control our bodies. Do assumptions about what is a "normal," "healthy," and "acceptable" human body lead to social policies, informal and formal, that are fundamentally unjust?  Join more than 30 distinguished experts in considering the human body as a subject of contention in the international human rights arena.

For a list of speakers, schedule and registration details, click here.

The New School
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan