Critical Medical Humanities speaker series returns for 3nd year
Inequities in health care delivery mean that many people who most need health care have limited or no access to it. Race, socioeconomic and employment status, mental health issues, gender and sexual orientation can all impact patients’ access and experiences.
The 2025 Critical Medical Humanities speaker series will examine medical, legal, socio-cultural and historical perspectives on this critical topic. Hosted by Professor Meaghan O’Keefe as a part of the Quarter at Aggie Square curriculum, speakers include faculty from the UC Davis, UCSF, UCLA and UC Davis Health, as well as contributors to the book DNA, Race, and Reproduction.
Speaker events are free and open to the public.
A free e-book version is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program.
RSVP for the speaker series to attend in person or via zoom
All events are scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. in Aggie Square and live-streamed via Zoom. RSVP here to attend either in-person or remote.
Speaker Series
Monday, April 14
The American Pursuit of Intelligence Genes
Emily Merchant
Monday, April 21
How Not to Change the World
Mark Fedyk
Monday, April 28
Racism and Medicine
Tina Rulli
Monday, May 5
Confronting the Nihilism of Medical Science
Terence Keel
Monday, May 12
Selling the Myth of Biological Race and Racial Purity
Lisa Ikemoto
Monday, May 19
Global Inequities in Breast Cancer Survival: Where do we go from here?
Kimberly Badal
Wednesday, May 28
Chemical Diasporas: Debilitation and Reparation in the Afterlives of Agent Orange
Natalia Duong