Perception and reaction of undergraduate critical disability studies students to six short films depicting neuro-advancements.
Advancements in neurosciences and neurotechnologies pose various ethical and social challenges, warranting public/stakeholder engagement. Art, such as short films, can expose audiences to the social aspects of neuro-advancements. The 2019 BIO·FICTION Film Festival, for instance, examined how neurote...
| Publicado en: | NanoEthics Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 67 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=184114920&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 184114920 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 18714757 46ON jtl: NanoEthics issn: 18714757 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2025 vid: 19 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 184114920 10.1007/s11569-025-00467-y ppf: 1 ppct: 66 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1MB tig: atl: Perception and reaction of undergraduate critical disability studies students to six short films depicting neuro-advancements. aug: au: Salvatore, Chiara Sami, Sehar Youssef, Sandra Schmidt, Markus Wolbring, Gregor affil: https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, T2N4N1, Calgary, AB, Canada https://ror.org/035za2858 BIOFACTION, Vienna, Austria https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 Department of Community Health Sciences, Specialization Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, 3D10T2N 4Z6, Calgary, AB, Canada sug: keyword: Arts Critical Disability Studies Disability Studies Disabled People Neuro-art Neuroethics Neurogovernance People with Disabilities Stakeholder Engagement Students ab: Advancements in neurosciences and neurotechnologies pose various ethical and social challenges, warranting public/stakeholder engagement. Art, such as short films, can expose audiences to the social aspects of neuro-advancements. The 2019 BIO·FICTION Film Festival, for instance, examined how neurotechnologies shape society, the human body, and mind. Students are one important group of stakeholders, as they are expected to be critical thinkers and change agents. The lived reality of disabled people is impacted by neuro-advancements in many ways. Critical disability studies students are therefore key stakeholders, as their programs and courses encourage them to identify and address social challenges faced by disabled individuals. Therefore, they need to be able to evaluate the social impacts of neuro-advancements. Few studies exist that ascertain the views of critical disability studies students on the social impact of neuro-advancements. Our study sought to amplify the voices of critical disability studies students by analyzing the responses of 89 undergraduates from three courses to six top films from the BIO·FICTION festival. Conducted asynchronously due to COVID restrictions, students watched the films independently and responded to four guiding questions about: a) general thoughts about the films, b) their perceived impact on those watching, c) implications for their anticipated careers involving disabled people, and d) the social impact of neuro-advancements on disabled people. Our findings indicated that the topical (non-)fictional short films effectively prompted students to reflect on the social aspects of neuro-advancements and were well received. However, responses also indicated a need for follow-up discussions – virtual or in-person – to address questions about film content and deepen the discussion and class engagement. Such discussion setups could also inform film festivals aiming to raise awareness about the societal implications of emerging technologies. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: NanoEthics is a copyright of Springer, 2025. All Rights Reserved. item: NanoEthics holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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