The ERC BodyCapital project has performed work in a wide variety of formats, in line with and beyond the initial workplan of the project, as briefly outlined here.
BodyCapital has organized several international conferences addressing academic audiences from Europe, the United States and beyond. The project has succeeded in inviting well-known experts from the field of history, history of medicine, history of science, history of film and media, film and media studies to discuss research findings and to become engaged with the project aims and further collaborations. During these events members of the research group and invited speakers gave lectures, talks and comments on relevant topics. These discursive discussions are fundamental for developing and shaping research (including its approach, methodology, theoretical framework etc.).
Besides these highly academic events BodyCapital also organized several workshops. These more informal events aimed to create the environment of a working session where readings, visual material and early results were discussed with invited experts in the field. In terms of topics these workshops embraced thematic entries and relevant media forms of the project – ranging from the history of medicine and war (Strasbourg 2016), history of capital/capitalism (Strasbourg 2017), the history of excess (Berlin 2018) to the history of television (Strasbourg 2017) and the history of the internet (Strasbourg 2018).
Furthermore, BodyCapital has addressed with students and early carrier researchers (MA and PhD students and early Postdocs). One teaching format comprised two spring schools on the history of visual media, bodies, practices and emotions (Berlin 2018) and on audiovisuals in the history of the internet (Strasbourg 2019). Through these, as well as other teaching seminars, students have become actively involved with the topics, materials and approaches of the ERC BodyCapital project.
In addition and beyond the initial workplan of the project, BodyCapital is currently organizing a series of public film screenings on thematic focuses of the project in Berlin and in Strasbourg.
BodyCapital has also contributed to the internet platform “MEDFILM” which is widely used by an international academic community and students (over 60 000 identified users in 2018). Additionally the project has created a short film called “BODY CAPITAL” to introduce and summarize the projects sources, ideas and aims in a visual form. This visual product is accessible on the research website (www.bodycapital.unistra.fr). This form of presentation, the short film has been used as a visual kick-off during the ERC BodyCapital conferences and workshops.
BodyCapital researchers have disseminated their research results at many international conferences and workshops in Europe and the USA and in a wide a range of publications.
