Advance tickets are no longer available online or by phone for this program. Tickets will be available at the door. A $5 surcharge applies to all door tickets.
Recent advances in biomedical technology, including embryo adoption, stem cell research, and intra- and inter-species organ transplants, are rapidly changing concepts of life. How are these developments playing out in the humanities? Literary scholars and Penn State professors Michael Bérubé and Susan Squier discuss the cultural, ethical, and philosophical challenges of the biomedical age and touch on such issues as engineered fetuses, the aesthetics of prosthetics, and the boundaries of the human.
Read the CHF blog post about this program.
This program is presented in partnership with the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State University.
