Posthumanism and disability

28/11

28. November 2017. 10:00 - 18:30

ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education (1097 Budapest, Ecseri út 3., Room nr. C/105)

11/28

2017. November 28. 10:00 - 18:30

ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education (1097 Budapest, Ecseri út 3., Room nr. C/105)

„Posthumanism and disability –
what does it mean to be human in the 21st century?”
Fifth disability studies conference

We all experience the rapid development of biotechnology, but neither the bioethical nor the Disability Studies related questions of this issue are part of the scientific discourse. Does a technology driven society promote the release of persons with disabilities from the normative framework? Is it true that in the public mind, non-normal, radically different bodies cause anxiety, body curing and enhancing ambitions? The question of sexuality and disabilities is also part of the discussion. We examine the topics discussed above from an interdisciplinary, theoretical, practical and artistic point of view, based on scientific research, developments or personal narratives.

Program

	Chairs: Csilla Cserti-Szauer, Drs – Vanda Katona, PhD
09.30-10.00	Registration
Opening
10.00-10.10	Péter Zászkaliczky, PhD (ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty for Special Needs Education): Opening remarks of the Dean
10.10-10.20	György Könczei, DSc (ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty for Special Needs Education, Institute for Disability and Social Participation): Opening remarks of the Head of Institute
10.20-10.30	Mária Flamich, Drs – Rita Hoffman, Drs (ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty for Special Needs Education, Disability Studies Doctoral Workshop): Presentation of the Conference Proceedings
10.30-10.40	Ilona Hernádi, PhD (ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty for Special Needs Education, Institute for Disability and Social Participation): Posthumanism and disability – introduction to the main topic of the conference
10.40-12.10	Keynote speech I. in English Prof. Margrit Shildrick, PhD (Linköping University, The Department of Thematic Studies – Gender Studies): Approaching posthumanism: prostheses, technologies and embodiment
12.10-12.40	György Lévay, MSE (Infinite Biomedical Technologies): Cultural expectations and attitudes towards persons with disabilities
12.40-13.40	Lunch break
	Chairs: Ilona Hernádi, PhD – Zsuzsanna Kunt, Drs
Roundtable
13.40-14.25	„What does it mean to be human in the 21st century?”
	Participants:
	Julia Bahner, PhD (University of Leeds, Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law) Dániel Csángó (ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty for Special Needs Education, Let’s Go Out Association) Miklós Győri, PhD, habil (ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty for Special Needs Education, Institute for Psychology of Special Needs) György Lévay, MSE (Infinite Biomedical Technologies)
	Chairs: Anikó Sándor, Drs - dr. Orsolya Mikola, Drs
14.25-15.55	Keynote speech II. in English Julia Bahner, PhD (University of Leeds, Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law): Being human means being sexual? Understanding sexual facilitation in theory, practice and policy
15.55-16.15	Ábel Csathó – Krisztián Klinkó (GlovEye): GlovEye – Reading tool for blind and partially sighted persons
16.15-16.55	Coffee break and the presentation of the Microsoft Imagine Cup winning GlovEye
16.55-17.25	Kristóf Iván, PhD (PPKE, Információs Technológiai és Bionikai Kar): The current and future possibilities of bionical tools in our society
17.25-17.55	Virág Kiss, PhD (ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty for Special Needs Education, Institute for General Theory of Special Needs Education): Body, hair
17.55-18.25	Renáta Dezső, Drs (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, MOME Doctoral School): Design for care
18.25-18.30	György Könczei, DSc: Closing remarks

The event is free of charge. Still, you are kindly asked to register online here.

Please remember, that the organizers reserve the right to change the program.