The body plays a crucial but often understated and undertheorized role in human rights. Scholars from different disciplines have recently proposed different ways to address this, but have not always been heard across disciplinary divides. To remedy this, during this workshop, researchers and lecturers from different disciplines will briefly present the research and/or teaching they…

On 22 May 2025 the Utrecht University Humanities Graduate School Conference will take place. Its theme is ‘The Human Body in Culture, History, and Expression’. Deadline for abstracts: 1 Feb. 2025.  

As part of the activities of the Research Network for Law, Culture and the Body, we’re putting together a panel on the history of bodily autonomy in criminal justice for the next meeting of the ESSHC in Leiden in March 2025 (Criminal Justice Network). We’re hoping that some of you might be willing to join us in…