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Extraordinary Bodies, Gazes, Affects. A Perspective of Disability Studies

  • locationHochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
  • Bern, Switzerland
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Speaker: Prof. Dr. Markus Dederich, Heilpädagogik und Rehabilitation, Universität zu Köln "The Human Body: Ideas and Boundaries" - Lecture Series of the Collegium generale in the Fall Semester 2026 The human body appears familiar and self-evident to us. But what is considered healthy, normal, beautiful, capable, or even human is historically grown, culturally shaped, and scientifically debated. The lecture series questions the ideas, expectations, and boundary-setting that shape our view of the body. In doing so, it offers new insights into a topic that concerns everyone and yet is full of surprising questions.

Highlights

  • Speaker: Prof. Dr. Markus Dederich
  • Part of the lecture series "The Human Body: Ideas and Boundaries"
  • Addressing health, normality, and cultural influences

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The event takes place at the University of Bern and is part of a lecture series that deals with the ideas and boundaries of the human body. Prof. Dr. Markus Dederich will shed light on the cultural and scientific aspects of the topic.

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locationHochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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