Join us for “Body Crossings”: an open discussion with Ron Athey and Jennifer Doyle about their work and latest publications – “Pleading in the Blood: The Art and Performance of Ron Athey” and Doyle’s “Hold It Against Me: Difficulty and Emotion in Contemporary Art” – part of the 2013-2014 CIDRAL “Border Crossing” lecture series at the University of Manchester. Copies of both books will be available for purchase/signing at the reception immediately following the event.   Pleading in the Blood: The Art and Performance of Ron Athey Ron Athey is a central figure in the development of performance art since the early 1990s, and this is the first book devoted…