Beautiful Brains Collaboratory:

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The Beautiful Brains Collaboratory is a transdisciplinary research team led by Denielle Elliott dedicated to investigating to exploring acquired and traumatic brain injuries through feminist, arts-based ethnographic and sensory methodologies. Our work bridges socio-cultural anthropology, science and technology studies, gender and feminist studies, and creative arts as we explore what it means to live with an injured mind.

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'Becoming the Butterfly' is a short film developed through a collaborative filmmaking methodology, aimed at exploring the multimodal experience of brain injury, community, and the journey between 'life before and life after' in novel and powerful ways.