Archive: Spring 2021
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Dr. Christopher King Speaks to WAMU 88.5 about the Health Gap between Black and White Seniors in D.C.
Dr. Christopher King speaks to WAMU 88.5 about the racial health gap between Washington D.C.’s 50+ black and white residents. The health gap results in greater health complications for older Black Washingtonians compared to their white peers.
Categories: Media, Past events
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Toni-Lee Sangastiano Presented her Work at the Popular Culture Association’s 2021 Conference
On June 3, 2021, Toni-Lee Sangastiano presented her talk titled “Coney Island as a Perpetual Heterotopia”, at the 2021 Popular Culture Association’s Annual Conference.
Category: Past events
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Maggie Little and James Giordano Spoke at Kennedy Institute of Ethics 50th Anniversary Symposium on Bioethics
Maggie Little and James Giordano spoke at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics 50th Anniversary Symposium on Bioethics, with the theme of “A New Era of Bioethics At Georgetown”. The symposium was held in Georgetown University, in association with the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, which celebrated its 30th anniversary, on June 1-5, 2021.
Category: Past events
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CITY LIGHTS LIVE! Aminatta Forna in Conversation with Eula Biss
Aminatta Forna in conversation with Eula Biss, discussing her new book, The Window Seat: Notes From a Life in Motion, published by Grove Press. This event was originally broadcasted via Zoom and hosted by Josiah Luis Alderete.
Categories: Media, Past events
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Aminatta Forna Talked about The Window Seat with Rabih Alameddine
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the Politics and Prose independent bookstore held a live event with Aminatta Forna and Rabih Alameddine around Forna’s recently launched book, The Window Seat.
Category: Past events
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Using the Power of Narratives to Address Bias in Healthcare
The MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety hosted “Using the Power of Narratives to Address Bias in Healthcare”. The event featured a panel of MedStar Health physicians, researchers, and medical humanities leaders, including Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan.
Category: Past events
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Small Silences, Confused Chronicities: The Politics of Terminal Illness in Anne Boyer, Audre Lorde and Hervé Guibert
Ayten Tartici (American Council of Learned Societies “Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow”, Georgetown Humanities Initiative) presented her most recent research at the crossroads of comparative literature, medical humanities, and racial justice. The respondent was Prof. Lakshmi Krishnan, Director of the Georgetown Medical Humanities Initiative.
Category: Past events
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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring Nicoletta Pireddu
Georgetown President John J. DeGioia engaged in conversation with Nicoletta Pireddu. They discussed the value of the humanities, the interdisciplinary, cross-campus collaborations of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative, and the global outreach of comparative literature studies.
Category: Past events
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The Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program – Adapting to a Virtual World: Challenges, Changes, and Surprising Success Stories in a Global Pandemic
Julia Langley spoke at the Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab (CORAL) lecture series: Enhancing Wellness for Healthcare Professionals through Engagement with the Arts, talking about how the work of the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program has been adapted to a virtual world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category: Past events
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Toni-Lee Sangastiano Was Featured in Coney Island USA’s Ask the Experts
Toni-Lee Sangastiano was featured in Coney Island USA’s Ask the Experts lecture series, on a session held via Zoom on April 14, 2021.
Category: Past events