Cyborg Reading Group

Genspace NYC

Join us to discuss the ethical and social implications of emerging technologies and their intersections with life sciences.

Join our Cyborg Reading Group to discuss the ethical and social implications of emerging technologies and their intersections with life sciences, with artists Kathryn Hamilton, Liz McClellan, Megan Hines, and other Genspace community members. Exploring topics from feminist critiques of biotech; to leftist biology and niche construction; to interspecies collaboration, we’ll meet once every two months to discuss a topic through the lens of a science paper, a work of science fiction, and a piece of bio-art. This month’s topic is: Monoclonal Antibodies and the Nature/Culture Boundary. Invented in the 1970s, monoclonal antibodies have recently come to public attention as a potential treatment for COVID-19. In this discussion, we’ll explore how monoclonal antibodies challenge the boundaries between natural and artificial. January Reading Selections You are invited to read the all of the material, if you are short of time, here are some suggested excerpts: 1. Cambrosio &amp; Keating <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H4aBqpYBXSrsJDKXpLgAncwvtwKUlOdA/view" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">&quot;Going Monoclonal&quot;: Art, Science, and Magic in the Day-to-Day Use of HybridomaTechnology</a> 1st section beginning on p.246, with the final paragraph (beginning &quot;Based on a study of the transmission of hybridoma technology...&#x27;) and ending on p.250 with the paragraph before the subsection &quot;the objectification of procedures&#x27; 2nd section beginning on p. 253 with the paragraph &quot;Finally, procedural elements that are perceived as the most immediate expression of local idiosyncrasies are dismissed as &#x27;magic&#x27;...&quot; and ending at the end of the article.)2. Haraway <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BqI6jijaaEvreJlKJMn5vaRhsI_Aefy3/view" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Promises of Monsters </a>1st section beginning at the start of the article, and ending at the first paragraph of p. 298 with &#x27;That is the mythos of enlightenment transcendence.&quot;2nd section, &#x27;Inner Space&#x27;, p.319 -3243. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0732-8" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">COVID-19 antibodies on trial</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/RqYD7taehrU" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention with Monoclonal Antibodies</a> (video) 4. H.P. Lovecraft <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10UjtUb4vbp3HseZ8eYuItE9AHJbNpRTK/view" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Call of Cthulhu</a> (part 1) Optional 5. Cambrisio &amp; Keating <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15UcV3MqA2rBwlwpY_hR3VC46a8w5wsAC/view" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Exquisite Specificity: the Monoclonal Antibody Revolution </a>This is a free event, but donations are strongly encouraged if you’re in a position to contribute.ACCESSIBILITY: Genspace is committed to ensuring that our online classes, events, and workshops are as accessible as possible, and can meet the ever-changing needs of our community. As we navigate the opportunities and challenges of online programming, we are constantly learning and adjusting our workflows to prioritize accessibility, and we’d love to hear any feedback our community might have. Please <a href="https://www.genspace.org/contact-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">contact us</a> if you have specific accessibility requests or questions.

<h3>Meet the Instructor </h3>Kathryn Karaoglu Hamilton (she/ her), otherwise known as Sister Sylvester, is an artist and self-taught microbiologist, based in New York and Istanbul. She is a 2019 Macdowell Fellow, and the recipient of a 2019 Poynter Fellowship in Journalism from Yale University. Recent performance work includes The Eagle and The Tortoise, at National Sawdust, NYC; The Fall, at Yale University; Three Rooms at Shubbak Festival, London; Arcola Theater; Bozar, Brussels; Frascati, Amsterdam; They Are Gone… at The Public Theater Under The Radar Festival and Park Avenue Armory as part of Under Construction; The Maids’ The Maids at Abrons Arts Center; Dead Behind These Eyes (NYT critic’s pick) at Sing Sing Karaoke. Video work includes ARK, at 601Artspace NYC; Kaba Kopya at Amsterdam University and Humboldt University, Berlin.Her work has been reviewed by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time Out, Village Voice, American Theater Magazine, Performance Art Journal, Hyperallergic, Telerama, among others. She has taught or mentored students at Columbia University, NYU, Princeton, University of Colorado and Boğaziçi, Istanbul; and she spent the years 2011-13 in disguise as a french diplomat in New York.

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