The Centre for Global Health Histories (CGHH) (Public lecture series, University of York, 2015)

Research Summary: Centre for Global Health Histories Public Lecture Series

Category: Academic Public Lecture Series

Institution: University of York, Berwick Saul Building, Heslington West Campus

Key Topics: Colonial medicine and Indonesian medical profession; eugenics history; tuberculosis chemotherapy in Britain; global Indian medical diaspora post-WWII

Event Schedule: Four lectures held September–November 2015, Thursdays and Tuesdays at 6:00pm

Admission: Free and open to the public

Featured Speakers: Dr Hans Pols, Dr Marius Turda, Clare Leeming-Latham, Professor David Wright

Scholarly Focus: Interdisciplinary examination of medicine, history, and global health within social and political contexts

The Centre for Global Health Histories (CGHH) is running a number of public lectures at the University of York in the coming months. Each one will be held in the Berrick Saul Building, University of York, Heslington West Campus, starting at 6.00pm. All are welcome to attend these events and admission is free.

Tuesday 22 September – ‘From Colonial Times to Independence: The Indonesian Medical Profession, 1900-1950’, with Dr Hans Pols. Click here for further details.
Thursday 1 October – ‘Eugenics as a Secular Religion’, with Dr Marius Turda. Click here for further details.
Thursday 22 October – ‘Trial and Evolution: Chemotherapy for Tuberculosis in Britain, 1940-70’, with Clare Leeming-Latham. Click here for further details.
Thursday 12 November – “Not Everyone Can be a Gandhi”: The Global Indian Medical Diaspora in the post-WWII Era’, with Professor David Wright. Click here for further details.

We look forward to seeing you in York in the coming months.