M E T A M O R P H O S I S

the unexpected ... what’s next?

 What is the nature of change? What is the story behind a transformation? Metamorphosis encapsulates the many ways in which X becomes Y. Conceptions of mutability are limitless, from the biological, to the ontological, to the social and cultural, to the literary and artistic. On March 23–24, Skidmore faculty will gather to theorize transformation and to conceptualize change, speculating on its mechanisms, its causes and effects, the value we attach to it, its potential terror as well as its thrill.