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Humanities in the Time of COVID-19: What Literature, Ethics, and the Arts Can Teach Us in a Quarantine Environment

This virtual panel of Georgetown humanities scholars discussed the role of the humanities in this most distinctive of times. The panelists took French novelist Albert Camus’s…

May 28, 2020

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The Health Disparities Podcast: Both Pandemic and Syndemic – How Clusters of Preexisting Comorbid Conditions Have Driven Up Fatalities, featuring Emily Mendenhall and Robert Like

Emily Mendenhall and Robert Like discuss the syndemic concept with host Mary O’Connor, to explain why certain populations are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and offer…

May 22, 2020

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The Convergence Podcast, Episode 9: “COVID-19 and the Future of Bio-Security” with James Giordano

James Giordano talks about COVID-19, the effect of this pandemic on the Nation, its impact on national security, and the potential implications on future bio.…

April 30, 2020

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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring Christopher King

Dr. Christopher King talked with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia about his work as Chair of the Department of Health Systems Administration and and how it relates to the…

April 15, 2020

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COVID-19: Demonstration and Lessons of Multiple-Order Biosecurity Risks and Threats

James Giordano presented his work on "COVID-19: Demonstration and Lessons of Multiple-Order Biosecurity Risks and Threats" at the “Combating Global Coronavirus: From Isolation…

March 26, 2020

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A Distant Mirror: Seeing Medical History and Race through the Lens of U.S. Culture

The Medical Humanities Initiative, in collaboration with the Georgetown Humanities Initiative and Howard University, hosted the lecture “A Distant Mirror: Seeing Medical…

February 10, 2020

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“Peak Document and the Future of History”, John McNeill Delivered His Presidential Address at the American Historical Association

In his role as President of the American Historical Association, John McNeill delivered his 2019 presidential address at the AHA annual meeting, which took place on Saturday,…

January 4, 2020

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Julia Langley and Pamela Saunders Presented their Work in Symposium Co-Chaired by Saunders, at the Gerontological Society of America 2019 Meeting

Julia Langley and Pamela Saunders presented their work in the “Creating Strength in Age: Harnessing the Power of Arts and Humanities Network” symposium, co-chaired by Pamela…

November 17, 2019

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BBC Radio 4 – Bookclub: Aminatta Forna – The Memory of Love

Aminatta Forna discusses her novel The Memory of Love with James Naughtie and a group of readers at the BBC Radio - 4 Bookclub podcast. The Memory of Love has as its background…

September 5, 2019

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“Health and Disease History of the Caribbean, 1491-1850: Two Syndemics”, John McNeill’s 2019 Sir John Elliott Lecture in Atlantic History

On May 21, 2019, John McNeill delivered the 2019 Sir John Elliott Lecture in Atlantic History, titled "Health and Disease History of the Caribbean, 1491-1850: Two Syndemics", at…

May 21, 2019