Discussion: Touching (and Untouchability)

  • June 2, 2015
  • 6:00 PM CST
  • Mary Arhondonis at, luma@luc.edu or 312.915.7608.
  • $5 (Members & LUC: Free)
  • Open to the public.
  • http://luc.edu/luma/education_outreach/publicprogramsandevents/touchinganduntouchabilityagenderedandculturalinterpretation.shtml
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    LUMA Summer Exhibitions 2015

    In an age of digital technology, physically touching is the form of communication that is most informative. From an expression of control and dominance to one of comradery, touch has multiple meanings as it veers between acceptable and unacceptable. Dr. Shweta Singh, professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work, will explore the idea of 'touch' as a communication technique, its culture and gender-based parameters, and how that differs in diverse cultural contexts.

    Image: Tari, Shawn, and Summer, 2012, Los Angeles, CA, from Touching Strangers (Aperture, May 2014). © Richard Renaldi.