Symposia // Celebrating the Body

Saving Face

Saving Face
Held: Thursday 7th May 2009
The face; the readable manifestation of our character; the centre of attention and our senses. Facial surgery is complex dealing with delicate skin and bones, nerves and blood vessels. New advances like facial transplantation are experimental with serious physical risks and unknown psychological outcomes. But what can facial surgery truly achieve today? What are the ethical dilemmas posed by this innovation and what are the psychological hazards of meddling with identity?

Shopping for Organs: The global trade in human organs

Shopping for Organs: The global trade in human organs
Held: Monday 2nd November 2009
The global human organ trade, politely known as “transplant tourism”, sets in motion a circulation of organs which flows from South to North; from the third world to the first; from the poor to the rich, from female to male bodies.