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Panel discussion and Q&A focussing on the representation of disability in museums
Dr Ju Gosling, artist; Jocelyn Dodd and Professor Richard Sandell, University of Leicester; Professor Gus McGrouther, plastic and reconstructive surgeon; Dr Ruth Richardson, medical historian.
Disabled people, where represented in museums, are often defined by a medical condition or physical impairment. Nowhere more so than in medical museums, where the human specimen is shown as an example of a disease, injury or illness. Little consideration is given to the person who was once connected to a broken limb or a 'tuberculous spine'. Join us for an evening's discussion where an expert panel will examine how the ‘social model’ of disability can re-interpret and Disabled people, where represented in museums, are often defined by a medical condition or physical impairment. Nowhere more so than in medical museums, where the human specimen is shown as an example of a disease, injury or illness. Little consideration is given to the person who was once connected to a broken limb or a 'tuberculous spine'. Join us for an evening's discussion where an expert panel will examine how the ‘social model’ of disability can re-interpret and re-present the human behind the medical condition.
BSL Interpreted - please indicate when you book if you need a sign interpreter
Free event but numbers are limited so booking is required.
Speaker(s): |
Ju Gosling aka ju90 Ju Gosling | talks | www |
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Date and Time: |
18 October 2011 at 7:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Hunterian Museum, London |
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Tickets: |
FREE |
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Free but numbers are limited so booking is essential on:- |
Additional Information: |
This event is part of a series themed to compliment our current exhibition - 'Abnormal: Towards a Scientific Model of Disability by Ju Gosling aka ju90'. |
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