February 2016

04 Feb

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

Melanie Joy (Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston) Thursday, February 4, 2016 / 5:00 PM Harold Frank Hall 1104 Do you believe that bacon makes everything better? Perhaps you’re a strict vegetarian, or even the more rare and spectacular vegan? Regardless of label, are you truly aware of what...

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04 Feb

Brains, Brawn and Bravery: The Power of Professional Networks among late Nineteenth Century Women Physicians

Gesa Kirsch (English, Bentley University, IHC Visiting Scholar) Thursday, February 4, 2016 / 4:00 PM McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB In this talk, Gesa Kirsch will examine how the brain has been socially constructed as both metaphor and anatomy in medical history. Specifically, she investigates the ways...