Luce Irigaray – To be born: genesis of a new human being

In her book ‘To be born: genesis of a new human being’, Luce Irigaray – philosopher, linguist, psychologist and psychoanalyst – proposes nothing less than a new conception of being as well as means to ensure its individual and relational development from birth. Read more here:  (http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319392219)

One-Day Conference – Arts A108 – University of Sussex

Morning Session (10am-12pm):

Katrina Mitcheson (University of the West of England): Giving Birth to the Overman

Andrea Wheeler (Iowa State University): What environment is suitable for supporting the development of the child?

Afternoon Session (4pm-6pm):

Maria Fannin (University of Bristol): Giving Birth

Jennifer Carter (SUNY Stony Brook): How to Lead a Child to its Flowering

**Keynote: 6pm Jubilee Lecture Theatre – University of Sussex **

Luce Irigaray: Giving Birth to Oneself, Giving Birth to One Another, with responses by Mahon O’Brien and Tanja Staehler.

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

Supported by Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies (SCCS); Centre for Cultures of Reproduction, Technology, and Health (CORTH); and Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth (CIRCY)