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Lunchtime Seminar: Fay Bound Alberti ‘Face transplants: history, ethics and emotion’

Wednesday 15th March, 2017

1pm, Room 2.18, Arts Two.

On March 1 Fay Bound Alberti will give a paper titled ‘Face transplants: history, ethics and emotion’.

Abstract:

Isabelle Dinoire, the world’s first face transplant recipient died in April 2016, just eleven years after the procedure that brought her unwanted fame and media attention. More than thirty face transplants have taken place around the world since 2005. While recent medical debates centre primarily on such concerns as immunosuppressant use and the appropriate age of recipients, the emotional and psychological history of face transplants, and their meanings for personal and social identity have been relatively neglected. This paper explores the recorded experiences of Isabelle Dinoire and the gendered cultural and ethical frameworks through which we might situate the history of the human face transplant.

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All talks are free, booking not needed. Lunch will be provided. Read about other events we are holding this term.

The talk will take place in room 2.18, Arts Two Building, Mile End Campus, London E1 4NS. For directions to Mile End and a campus map, see bit.ly/QMcampusmap.