Is justice a process or an outcome?
What documents narrate, constrain, or liberate subjecthood?
What is the human, anyway?
Join us for the
Bugs & Beasts Before the Law Colloquium. Inspired by the upcoming
Bambitchell exhibition of the same name, participants will consider the entangled issues of justice, personhood, and kinship. Leveraging the power of art to reframe what is familiar, the multi-month program imagines and explores possibilities for survival and liberation for those whose protections are limited or whose personhood is compromised, oppressed, or threatened within socio-legal systems.
On the colloquium’s dedicated
microsite, you will find responses to the framing questions written by guest scholars and University of Washington faculty and graduate students; information on webinar discussions, artist workshops, online film screenings, and the related exhibition; and opportunities to add your voice to the conversation. Upcoming events include a series of
virtual round-table discussions on October 22, November 11, and December 3. Additional events and content will be added throughout the fall/winter. Bookmark the site's
calendar and sign up for the Henry
newsletter to stay up to date.
CREDITS
The Bugs & Beasts Before the Law Colloquium is organized by Nina Bozicnik (Curator, Henry Art Gallery), Mita Mahato (Associate Curator of Public and Youth Programs, Henry Art Gallery), and Carolyn Pinedo-Turnovsky (Associate Professor of American Ethnic Studies, University of Washington) and supported by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington.
ADMISSION
Registration for each webinar discussion, essays, and additional resources can be found on the dedicated Bugs & Beasts Before the Law Colloquium microsite.
ACCESS
This event is public.
ACCESSIBILITY
Round-table discussions and workshops will be hosted via Zoom which requires the ability to join Zoom meetings via the app or from a web browser. Discussions will also feature live captioning. Please email contact-programs@henryart.org with any accessibility needs or concerns.
