Lecture: "The Body in Parts: Disease and the Biomedical Sciences in the Twentieth Century" by Keith Wailoo (New York Academy of Medicine: 11 April 2000)
Forwarded to HISTNEUR-L from CADUCEUS-L. See also the New York Academy of Medicine's website <http://www.nyam.org> for information on other lectures, exhibitions, etc. Russell Johnson --- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 11:53:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Ed_Morman <emorman@nyam.org> Subject: PUBLIC LECTURE: Keith Wailoo on 20th-Century Biomedical Science To: caduceus list <CADUCEUS-L@list.umaryland.edu> The Section on Historical Medicine of the New York Academy of Medicine invites you to hear: Keith Wailoo, Ph.D. University of North Caorlina speaking on THE BODY IN PARTS: DISEASE AND THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Tuesday, April 11, 6:00 PM (reception at 5:30) The New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street) New York City [All are welcome, and there is no charge. CME credits are available for physicians. We urge you to pre-register, although this is not required. To register, please email Tawana Wright at the New York Academy of Medicine Office of Medical Education (twright@nyam.org).] This talk explores the complex interaction among the biomedical sciences, medicine, and American society in the 20th century. In small part, the talk will survey the intellectual, social, cultural, and political transformation of biomedicine from the era of medical bacteriology, through the development of insulin, penicillin, and the polio vaccines, and into the age of AIDS and "gene therapy." In large part, however, this talk will also highlight the complex ways in which the biomedical sciences have shaped (and been shaped by) new technologies, specific medical questions, public controversies, and an evolving politics of disease. To illuminate such a vast and complex history, Prof. Wailoo will focus on a case study of oncology -- and on the transformation of cancer and the cancer patient. Through examining the evolution of cancers (breast, prostate, cervical, and lung cancers in particular), the lecture highlights important junctures in the evolution of 20th century biomedicine. At the same time, it suggests the ways in which scientific research, health care practices, politics, and moral debates relating to disease, patients, and human subjects have been closely intertwined -- shaping the trajectory of 20th-century biomedicine This is the third in a three-lecture series on Medical Science in the Twentieth Century sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. In February, Elizabeth Fee, Ph.D. (National Library of Medicine) spoke on public health; and in March, Joel Howell, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Michigan) spoke on the role of technology in medical practice. For further information about these lectures or the NYAM history lecture series, please call 212-822-7314 or direct an email message to emorman@nyam.org Ed Morman Associate Librarian for Historical Collections and Programs The New York Academy of Medicine --- End Forwarded Message ---