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SUMMARY:OHC Work-in-Progress Talk: "Hashtag Storytelling and CRISPR Gene Ed
 iting: Biotechnological Humor\, Anxiety\, and Hope Online"
DESCRIPTION:The Oregon Humanities Center hosts weekly Work-in-Progress Talk
 s to showcase the humanities research of its many fellows. This week\, Lea
 h Lowthorp presents her research on "Hashtag Storytelling and CRISPR Gene 
 Editing: Biotechnological Humor\, Anxiety\, and Hope Online." Lowthorp's p
 roject takes an ethnographic approach to the study of online storytelling 
 about human genetic modification\, exploring the impact of an emerging gen
 etic technology on the lives of everyday people. Analyzing social media na
 rratives and memes related to the CRISPR gene-editing tool\, it offers a w
 indow onto the spectrum of public engagement with this biotechnology while
  contextualizing these narratives within larger scientific\, policy\, and 
 social justice-oriented ethical and biopolitical landscapes. Join us for t
 his Work-in-Progress Talk in the OHC Conference Room (Prince Lucien Campbe
 ll Hall 159) at noon on Fridays. These events are free and open to the pub
 lic. Please register for this event online at…\n\nhttps://localz.events/
 e/ohc-work-in-progress-talk-hashtag-storytelling-and-crispr-gene-editing-b
 iotechnological-humor-anxiety-and-hope-online-129539
LOCATION:Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC)\, 1415 Kincaid Street\, Eugene\,
  OR 97403\, Eugene
GEO:44.044334;-123.078309
URL:https://localz.events/e/ohc-work-in-progress-talk-hashtag-storytelling-
 and-crispr-gene-editing-biotechnological-humor-anxiety-and-hope-online-129
 539
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