In this lecture, Schneider will look at works of art featuring hands and arts of work (manual labor) to consider performance and duration in relationship to the new materialisms, drawing on Karen Barad's notion of "agential realism" and other recent work invested in an ontological outside to the Anthropocene. Among questions she may ask are: "How long is the liveness of living labor in neoliberal capitalism?" And, "What becomes of/as/in the interval between the hand and the commodity or the hand and the hail?" 

The talk is hosted by The Center for Theater & Performance Studies at the University of Chicago. It will take place on Monday, February 9 at 4:30pm in the Logan Center, Seminar Terrace 801.

Download the Informational Poster for Schneider's Lecture (PDF)