Thomas Lemke, Never Stand Still (2014)

Biopolitical Studies Research Network

Prof. Thomas Lemke

Tuesday 11 March – Tuesday 18 March

Never Stand Still

Faculty of Arts Social Sciences

School of Humanities Languages

Thomas Lemke is Professor of Sociology with focus on Biotechnologies, Nature and Society at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Goethe- University Frankfurt/Main in Germany. Among his recent publications: Governmentality. Current Issues and Future Challenges (co-edited with Ulrich Bröckling and Susanne Krasmann), New York/London: Routledge 2011; Biopolitics. An Advanced Introduction, New York: New York University Press 2011; Perspectives on Genetic Discrimination, New York/London: Routledge, Lemke, T. (2013).

Schedule of Events

Date	Time	Event	Venue
11/03	3-5pm	Public Lecture	Morven Brown 310, UNSW
Rethinking Biological Citizenship: DNA Kinship Testing in German Immigration Policy “In my talk, I will present findings of a recent research project. I aim to broaden and complement the existing theoretical discussion on biological citizenship, which so far has been limited to the medical sphere by investigating a new empirical field. By analyzing the use of DNA analysis for family reunification, I will show that biological criteria still play an important role in decision making on citizenship rights in nation-states.”
17/03	2-4pm	Workshop 1	Morven Brown 310, UNSW
What is Governmentality?
18/03	10-12pm	Workshop 2	Morven Brown 310, UNSW
Biopolitics and the Question of the Subject with Professor Catherine Waldby, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney