Symposium organized by Sari Altschuler, Northeastern University, Sophie Vasset, Université Paul-Valéry de Montpellier, and Céline Lefève, Université Paris Cité, directrice de l'Institut "La Personne en Médecine, with the support of Université Paris Cité, the Institut "La Personne en Médecine", the CNRS, the Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Cultures Anglophones, the Health, Humanities, and Society and Humanities Center de la Northeastern University, the Critical Health Humanities seminar du Mahindra Humanities Center of Harvard University, and the Paris Institute for Advanced Study.

This is an open event with both in-person and hybrid options, but registration is required: https://forms.gle/tyzCZoR5QjH9E7xF9

Presentation

The Symposium gathers prominent scholars from the US and France to examine what we can learn about the field across political, social, cultural, and linguistic contexts. Speakers will translation/untranslatability, and health humanities and the health professions. We aim not only to surface differences but to develop a new model for thinking about the health humanities comparatively.

Programme

Thursday, October 05, 2023
Health Humanities in Comparative Contexts

13h30-14h00
Welcome Coffee

14h00-14h20
Introduction

14:30-15:45
Data
Solene Lellinger
Chris Parsons

16h00 – 17h15
Environment
David Jones
Jean-Christian Vinel

17h15
Pause

17h45 – 19h00
State of the Field in the US and France
Sari Altschuler
Celine Lefève
Rita Charon

Friday, October 06, 2023
Race & Health

10h00-11h00
Welcome Coffee

10h00 -11h30
Closed Session

12h00-13h30
Lunch break

13h30-14h00
Coffee Break

14h00 – 15h15
Asian Diasporas
Simeng Wang
Eram Alam
Karen Thornber