Laurier’s Department of English and Film Studies to host public event focusing on posthumanism, human-technological relations and biomedical advancements

May 2, 2022

Wilfrid Laurier University’s Department of English and Film Studies, in partnership with Brock University’s Posthumanism Research Institute, will host a panel discussion focusing on posthumanism, bioethics and the relationships between humans and technology as part of its Posthumanism: Cinema, Philosophy, Media series.

More Than Human: Posthumanism, Human-Technological Relations and Bioethics will be held virtually on May 4 beginning at 4 p.m. via Zoom. The event is free and open to everyone, but registration is required. An online roundtable will feature participants discussing biohacking, biomedical advancements, bioengineering, trans-humanist hopes, aspirations and fixations, as well as how technological advancements extend what it means to be human.

Speakers will include:

• Andrea Austin, associate professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.
• William Brown, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of British Columbia.
• Teresa Heffernan, professor in the Department of English at St. Mary’s University.
• Jeremy Hunsinger, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.

For more information about More Than Human: Posthumanism, Human-Technological Relations and Bioethics, contact Department of English and Film Studies Professor and Chair Russell Kilbourn at rkilbourn@wlu.ca.