The Wrong Body – Salon Talk with Selma Mahlknecht
Forum refurmo hosts a special salon talk with author Selma Mahlknecht, exploring how we think about the body, health and social norms.
Content
Author and speaker Selma Mahlknecht reflects on the idea of the “wrong body” and our complex relationship to embodiment. She discusses notions of “healthy” and “sick”, as well as broader ideas of “right” and “wrong”.
Focus
- social images of body and health
- our belief in control and self-optimisation
- what we perceive as “natural” and why
- how we relate to our own body and to the bodies of others
Admission is free and open to everyone.