Technologies of the Face talk at the Festival of Technology

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Description

At the Festival of Technology, Professor Fay Bound Alberti presented on "Technologies of the Face" via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 10:00 to 10:40, discussing the evolution of face transplants from science fiction to reality and examining their cultural significance and implications for the relationship between technology and the body. Drawing on her work with face transplant recipients and surgical teams worldwide, Professor Alberti explored the history, politics, and ethics of face transplants as part of the Interface project, situated within the History department and the Centre for Technology and the Body at King’s College London.
Period7 Jun 2023
Event typeOther
Degree of RecognitionNational