The Lunch and Learn Series is an initiative of the HEAL Program, in which scholars in the humanities, social sciences, film, theater, and law will inform our collective understanding of the health of individuals, communities, and societies.
Stories of Trauma and Healing: Global Women’s Narratives, Mental Health, and Disability in Postcolonial and Conflict Zones
Dr. Lyn Boyd-Judson and Dr. Julie Van Dam
What is Ours to do in These Times of Crisis and New Possibilities? Ethos, Action, and Social Justice
Dr. Edgar Rivera Colón and Dr. Kairos Llobrera
A Hidden History of Addiction
Professor Rebecca Lemon
Folklore & Medicine: Vernacular Authority and Tellability in Public Health Discourse
Professor Kristiana Willsey
Medical Ethics in Motion: Colonialism and Yellow Fever Vaccination in French West Africa
Dr. Aro Velmet
Is There a Space for Discomfort in Medical Education?
Dr. Michael Blackie
Denying Entry: Immigrant Medical Exams, Testing and Care at Angel Island, California, 1900-1941
Dr. Nayan Shah
Gene Editing Technology: Promises and Pitfalls
Paula Cannon, PhD; Alex Capron, JD, Claire Nettleton, PhD
That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour
Dr. Sunita Puri
Acted Stories: Narrative Medicine, Social Justice and the Clinical Encounter
Dr. Cheryl Mattingly
Vaccine Resistance and the Crisis of Expertise: A View from the Social Studies of Risk
Andrew Lakoff
Finding the Patient Voice in Oncology
Peter Kuhn
Clowns in the Hospital?! That’s Bonkers!
Professor Zach Steel
Theatre, Medicine, Healing – Intersections and Accidents
Professor David Bridel
War, Memory, and Trauma: The Sympathizer
Professor Viet Nguyen
