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Realized that originally I posted this accidentally as a book page and now I can't tag it/ mark it as a web event, so here is my midterm essay again!
“Although biomedical platforms are efficient at driving translational research forward, they are not passive and transparent, but actively entrench assumptions that may be deeply contested.”
~ Gills-Buck and Richardson 2014
INTRODUCTION
It’s hard to even know where to begin this reflection, the BioArt project seems like a fantastic the culmination of four years of scientific coursework, two formal courses in disability studies and disability studies, and lots of informative and thought-provoking conversations that have happened over the course of my time at Haverford.
A recording of the Disruptive Symbiosis: A Story of Art, Science, and Disability talk given by Lindsey and Sarah on 4/18/16:
Here's the slides from the presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gejvXztUoaYaZFmYVKLeMW9Y11a_iEt47PWhSSbgqGI/edit?usp=sharing
Here is my paper! (sorry the images are in the word file)
Hey guys!
My project works better if seen in a presentation format and I could not technologically figure out how to put it on serendip. Therefore, I have sent everyone the link to it but I am posting here so if you all want to comment on it, you can do so on this post as if it were the presentation. I will also try to attach it to this just in case but I want to make sure you can view the videos.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks
The Bearded Lady
There’s no way they could see them. I felt each and every hair that coated my lower chin. They felt prickly and I wondered whether they sprang up individually, one thick black hair at a time. If I wear my hair down then they definitely won’t see. I must be the only one able to see them. It’s like what I learned in psychology class - you see your imperfections more than others. Maybe you can feel them more than others, too.