Politics of Global Health Workshop Announces Spring ’24 Speaker Schedule
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce the Spring 2024 schedule of speakers in the Global Health Politics Workshop series. The monthly speaker series, organized by Sociology professor and CISS affiliate Joseph Harris, brings together leading social scientists from the disciplines of anthropology, political science, and sociology to advance the understanding of health phenomena in a globally interconnected world.
The first speaker of the Spring 2024 semester is University of Pennsylvania Professor Julia Lynch, who will discuss “Health Equity and Political Economy” on January 25 from 4-530pm at the Pardee Center (67 Bay State Rd) or by Zoom. Dr. Lynch is the author of Regimes of Inequality, Ageing and Health, and Age in the Welfare State.
Upcoming events include:
Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 4:00-5:30 pm | Register to Attend
“The Trouble with Maternal Death Narratives: Pregnancy Care, Public Health Intervention & the Power of Storytelling”
Adeola Oni-Orisan, Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis
Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 4:00-5:30 pm | Register to Attend
“The Making of a Disease Identity: AIDS, Law & Compensation”
Rosemary Taylor, Associate Professor, Sociology & Community Health, Tufts University
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 4:00-5:30 pm | Register to Attend
“Capitalizing a Cure: How Finance Controls the Price and Value of Medicines”
Victor Roy, Post-doctoral Associate, National Clinician Scholars Program, Yale School of Medicine
This series operates in a hybrid format to accommodate participation in person at the Pardee Center (67 Bay State Road) and via Zoom. Talks are free to attend, and refreshments are provided for those attending in person.