In conjunction with the I AM THE MEDIUM exhibition, this symposium brings together UCSB scholars from four areas of the humanities to explore the historical resonance of body art. Following the talks, speakers and all those interested will convene for a round-table discussion over catered lunch.

9:00-9:30 Coffee and Opening Remarks

9:30-10:00 "Iphigenia 2002"
Dorota Dutsch (UCSB, Classics)

10:00-10:30 "Martyrdoms and Sanctifications: Sophie Calle and Ruth Dean"
Richard Hecht (UCSB, Religious Studies)

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:15 "Cellane: Women in Walls"
Carol Lansing (UCSB, History)

11:15-11:45 "The Music of the Medieval Body in Pain"
Jody Enders (UCSB, French & Italian, Theater)

12:00-2:00 Roundtable discussion over lunch (by RSVP)

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ROUND-TABLE LUNCH BY RESERVATION ONLY
RSVP round-table lunch: bpetersen@umail.ucsb.edu

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