Human Enhancement Technologies: Through the
Looking Glass of Drama
July 14 - July 17, 2005
Joseph E. Cole Center
2121 Euclid Avenue
Hiram College’s Center for Literature and Medicine
in collaboration with Cleveland State University, the Center
for Genetics Research, Ethics and Law at Case (CGREAL), and
the Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO)
On July 14-17, CGREAL joined with Hiram College’s Center
for Literature and Medicine, the Bioethics Network of Ohio,
and Cleveland State University to co-sponsor a Summer Symposium
for high school and college teachers, writers and dramatists,
entitled “Human Enhancement Technologies: Through the
Looking Glass of Drama.”
The symposium combined scholarly presentations by philosophers,
sociologists and legal scholars with the performance and discussion
of five short plays that illustrate the ethical and social issues
raised by the application of biomedical technologies to improve
on human form and function beyond the treatment of disease.
The goal of the symposium was to stimulate the approximately
50 participants to develop creative ways to teach and present
the issues to wider public audiences, to enhance democratic
deliberation in this area.
Thursday, July 14
1:00-2:00 PM Registration
2:00-2:15 PM Welcome (Carol Donley and Martin Kohn, co-directors
of the symposium)
• Eric Juengst, Ph.D. Dir., Case Center for Genetic Research
Ethics and Law, Cleveland 2:15-3:30 PM
2:15-3:30 Plenary Session
• Carl Elliott, M.D., Ph.D., Dir. Graduate Studies, Center
for Bioethics, Univ. of Minnesota
3:30-3:45 PM Break
3:45-5:00 PM Plenary Session
• Jennifer Fishman, Ph.D., Ass’t. Prof. of Bioethics
and Sociology, CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland
5:00-7:15 Dinner on your own
7:30-9:00 PM Sarah Morton – Performance of 4 Minutes
to Happy.
Discussion, Natalie Reiss, PhD, psychology, Hiram College
Friday, July 15
9-10:30 AM Readers Theater of Caryl Churchill’s A Number
Discussion, Allyson Robichaud, Ph.D., Cleveland State Univ.
10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-Noon Plenary Session
• Julian Savulescu, M.B., Ph.D., Uehiro Chair in Practical
Ethics, Univ. of Oxford, England
Noon-1:30 Lunch on your own
1:30-3:00 PM Papers
Chair of session: Michael C. Brannigan, Vice Pres., Clinical
and Organizational Ethics, Center for Practical Bioethics
• Mary Devereaux, Ph.D.Dir. Biomedical Ethics Seminar,
University of California, San Diego
• Paul Lauritzen, Ph.D. Dir. of Applied Ethics, John Carroll
Univ., Cleveland
3:00-3:15 PM Break
3:15-4:45 PM Plenary Session
• Jeff Nisker, M.D., Ph.D., OBGYN and Coordinator of Medical
Ethics and Humanities at Schulich School of Medicine, Univ.
of Western Ontario, Canada
4:45-7:15 Dinner on your own
7:30-9:00 PM Readers Theater of Vonnegut’s Fortitude
discussion
Saturday, July 16
9-10:30 AM Plenary Session
• Roxanne Mykitiuk, L.L.B., L.L.M., Assoc. Prof. of Law,
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
Break
10:45-noon Plenary Session
• Max Mehlman, J.D., Dir. of Law-Medicine Center, Case
School of Law, Cleveland
12:00-1:15 Lunch on your own
1:30-3:00 PM Papers
• J. Robert Klune, Medical Student, University of Pittsburgh
Medical School
• Dennis Macaleer, Rev., Dusquesne Univ. PhD student
• Isaac Mwase, M.T., Ph.D., M.Div., MBA,Assoc. Prof. of
Philosophy, Tuskegee, Alabama
3:00-8:00 PM Break- Enjoy Cleveland!
8:00-9:30 PM Readers Theater of Eric Coble’ s Machine
Stops
Discussion, Eric Juengst
Sunday, July 17
9-10:30 AM Papers (related to films)
• Paul Ford, Ph.D.,Dept. of Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic
Foundation
• Sandra Shapshay, Ph.D.,Dept. of Philosophy, Indiana
Univ.
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45 PM-noon Panel with Harvey Pekar (American Splendor), Kristin
Ohlson and others
Hiram College Symposium Directors: Carol Donley and Martin
Kohn
Cleveland State Director of Continuing Education: Vida Svarcas
|
