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The dictionary definitions of shape-shifting often focus on the ability of an imaginary person or creature to change itself into a different shape or form. But for this session, we are not limiting the population of potential shape-shifters to fantastical beings. Nor are we limiting them to regular old humans. After closely reading Sophie Strand's provocatively titled essay: We Must Risk New Shapes, we will consider shape-shifting as an evolutionary practice, explore the potential of symbiosis as a survival strategy. Our conversation will move between consideration of our own human bodies, our mental formations, and the shapes of our systems and ideologies. Finally, we'll be sure to discuss what we risk by maintaining old shapes and by risking new ones.
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