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DESCRIPTION:\nRegistration\nYou can reserve your free place for the event o
 n Eventbrite\n \nAbout the event\nThe idea of the monster\, as well as at 
 least one of its offspring – the abnormal individual - has tracked sexual 
 and gender difference. It is an idea born of anxiety concerning physical a
 nd/or psychological otherness. This lecture will\, drawing on George Cangu
 ilhem and Michel Foucault\, explain how monsters appear in the world and w
 hy they fade away. It will then\, drawing on Jacques Derrida\, explain why
  we should embrace monsters. David Bowie will serve as a conduit\, a light
 ening rod\, to drive home the importance of the idea of the monster eviden
 t in the work of these three French philosophers.\n \nThus\, the lecture w
 ill be about three things: monsters\, hope and David Bowie.\nMonsters: bec
 ause the monster is the legal and social outsider par excellence.\nHope: b
 ecause monsters are quintessentially hopeful\, they guarantee us a future.
 \nBowie: because he is the hopeful monster writ large\, a mama papa coming
  for you. Through Bowie\, the lecture will journey through the territory o
 f gender and sexuality and consider distinctions the monster brings to cri
 sis.\n \nThe lecture will draw on Bowie\, one of the most significant arti
 sts of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Bowie will function as a co
 nduit\, a lightening rod\, serving to bring the idea of the monster to lif
 e. The lecture promise to be an audio-visual feast\, accompanied by Bowie 
 text\, images\, and music from his back catalogue. It will be approximatel
 y 45 minutes duration and will be followed by a Q&A with Alex.\n \nAbout t
 he speaker\, Professor Alex Sharpe\nAlex is a Professor of Law at the Univ
 ersity of Warwick. Her research interests lie in the areas of social and l
 egal theory\; legal history\; criminal justice\; gender and sexuality\; an
 d law and popular culture. She has presented public lectures on ideas and 
 David Bowie at cinemas\, theatres and festivals in the UK\, Australia and 
 the USA (2016-2024). These include the Dublin David Bowie Festival (2020 a
 nd 2021). She has also participated in panel discussions on the importance
  of Bowie with\, among others\, Woody Woodmansey\, the legendary drummer i
 n Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Dublin David Bowie Festival 20
 20\; David Bowie Convention Liverpool 2022). She is the author of several 
 books\, including\, and most recently\, David Bowie Outlaw: essays on diff
 erence\, authenticity\, ethics\, art & love (London: Routledge\, 2022) \nF
 or more information on Alex.\n  \nVenue\nTaking place in Room LG140\, Hall
 ward Library\, Univeristy of Nottiingham\n \nThis event is in collaboratio
 n with the Centre for Mental Health and Human Rights and hosted by the Law
  & Social Justice Research Group.\nAll are welcome. https://institutemh.or
 g.uk/events/event/210-hopeful-monsters-the-queer-undecidability-of-david-b
 owie
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LOCATION:Room LG140\, Hallward Library\, University of Nottingham (Universi
 ty Park\, Library Road\, Nottingham\, NG7 2RD)
SUMMARY:Hopeful Monsters: the Queer Undecidability of David Bowie
URL:https://institutemh.org.uk/events/event/210-hopeful-monsters-the-queer-
 undecidability-of-david-bowie
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