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A new form of sociology will be used when Laurel Richardson, a visiting cultural studies professor from Ohio State University, delivers her presentation in the University Forum lecture series Feb. 4.

"Paradigms Lost: A Socionarrative" is an autobiographical performance by Richardson in which she recounts the consequences of a car accident that temporarily left her in a coma. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Beam Hall, Room 242.

Prior to the accident, Richardson was a statistics professor and her husband was a math teacher. The trauma from the accident led to lower IQs, which meant she could no longer teach statistics, according to Andy Fontana, a UNLV sociology professor,

"Paradigms Lost" depicts the treatment Richardson received from her peers after the accident.

Autobiographical performance is a new and somewhat controversial form of sociology, Fontana said.

All University Forum lectures are free and open to the public.

The University Forum lecture series is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and underwritten by the UNLV Foundation. Richardson's presentation is co-sponsored by the department of sociology and the women's studies program. For additional information on the series, call 895-3401.