CFP: Health Activism in the 20th Century: A History of Medicine Symposium at Yale University


Call for Papers:

Health Activism in the Twentieth Century: A History of Medicine
Symposium at Yale University

October 22-23 2010

 The Section for the History of Medicine at Yale University and the
 Department of History at the University of Manitoba invite scholars to
 participate in a symposium on health activism in the twentieth century
 with particular attention to issues of race, gender, sexual orientation
 and disability. The symposium will be held at Yale. Papers are welcomed
 dealing with this topic in any country. This small symposium will
 consist of three moderated panel sessions where the majority of the
 audience will be presenters. Potential participants must submit an
 abstract of 300 words by May 15, 2010.

 We especially invite papers focused on:

 • Health workers and patients as political agents
 • Fundraising and models of “charity” in health activism
 • Inequality and discrimination within medical and health-related
 organizations
 • Ideas that have driven health activism (such as social justice, human
 rights, fiscal conservatism and “family values”)
 • Comparisons of health-related movements with other social movements,
 especially their reliance on specialized scientific knowledge.

 Papers will be pre-circulated to symposium participants in advance.

 Interested scholars should submit the following:
 (1) Applicant’s name, institutional affiliation and contact details
 (2) A 300 word abstract
 (3) A one-page CV
 Submissions should be emailed to: ewa.lech@yale.edu

 Abstracts are due on May 15, 2010.
 Successful applicants will be informed that their paper has been
 accepted by June 15, 2010.
 Completed papers must be submitted by October 1, 2010 so that they can
 be circulated and read by all symposium participants.