Motherhood & Technology WG Fellow to Deliver Public Lecture on the History of Hormones at Sarah Lawrence University
Sarah Lawrence University will host Motherhood and Technology Working Group member Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH, for a lecture (open to the public) on the history of hormones (endocrinology) and the array of actors at play from doctors and parents to hucksters and sleuths. The event is based on Randi Hutter Epstein’s 2018 book Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything.
Scheduled for November 2, 2023, this event is sponsored by the Laura Kirchman Manuelidis '63 Science and Literary Arts Endowment Fund.
Refugee Cities Member Speaks During Nacera Belaza's US Debut of "L'Onde"
Refugee Cities working group member, A. George Bajalia, joined Wesleyan University Director for the Arts Joshua Lubin-Levy in discussion following famed French-Algerian dancer and choreographer Nacera Belaza’s debut performance of “L’Onde” in the United States.
Read more about the event here.
Neferti X. M. Tadiar Discusses "Remaindered Life" (Duke University Press 2022) In Public Books Magazine
Read Insurgent Domesticities co-director Neferti X. M. Tadiar’s interview about her 2022 book Remaindered Life with Harvard Professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies Durba Mirta.
Article can be found here.
Refugee Cities WG Member Achilles Kallergis Participated as a Speaker at Penn State's “(Dis)Place: From Tent Camps to the Future of Urbanism – The Architecture of Migration"
Refugee Cities working group member, Achilles Kallergis, participated in a research symposium, titled “(Dis)Place: From tent camps to the future of urbanism – The architecture of migration” on Nov. 13-14 The symposium was hosted by The College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School at Penn State.
Read more about the event here.
Recovery WG Co-Director Elizabeth Bernstein Publishes Article in Public Books
Recovery working group co-director, Elizabeth Bernstein, published an article in Public Books, titled “Heal Thyself?” The article explores Professor Bernstein’s personal experience with a life-changing illness that began in 2014, describing the challenges faced during the diagnostic process and subsequent journey through various symptoms. The article also explores first-person accounts of those with similar illnesses as well as books reviews of works by Meghan O’Rourke and Ed Cohen.
The article suggests the need for a broader consideration of social transformations to better support relations of care and explores potential models of medicine driven by community control rather than profit.
To read the full article, follow the link here.
Refugee Cities Member Mae Ngai Publishes "The Painful Afterlife of a Cruel Policy" in The Atlantic
Refugee Cities working group member, professor of history, and Lung Family Professor of Asian American studies at Columbia, Mae Ngai, published a new piece in The Atlantic on September 26th, 2023.
In this publication, Professor Ngai tells the narrative of Fae Myenne Ng and her latest historical memoir Orphan Bachelors. Recounting the author's family experiences in San Francisco's Chinatown, the story provides a heartfelt portrayal of the challenges and dynamics faced during the close of the era of Chinese Exclusion.
Read the publication here.