Capitalist Humanitarianism: A Dialogue on Labor, Loss, and Religion
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Capitalist Humanitarianism: A Dialogue on Labor, Loss, and Religion
A book talk and discussion with religious studies scholar Lucia Hulsether
Women's Building Formal Lounge |
In her recent book Capitalist Humanitarianism (Duke University Press, 2023), religious studies scholar Lucia Hulsether combines historical accounts, ethnographic research, and personal narrative to critically interrogate how global economic systems have absorbed critiques of capitalism in recent decades. Refuting the claim that movements such as “fair trade” or “ethical investing” exemplify a progressive approach to corporate humanitarianism, her work traverses the Americas to identify and explore how economic elites have repackaged criticisms of neoliberalism from the Left in the service of capitalist expansion and the ways in which these projects compromise, rather than further, efforts at indigenous self-determination, feminist solidarity, and racial justice. At Washington University in St. Louis, Hulsether will discuss her book, the ethical commitments that inform her research, and the possibilities of what it means to “write a history of the impossible.”
Hulsether, assistant professor of religious studies at Skidmore College, will offer a talk on her book, which will be followed by a discussion with Cody Musselman and Eric Stephen, both postdoctoral fellows with the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics.
Panel on the Vital Role of the Arts and Sciences in Public Health: Reconceiving the Sexual and Reproductive Body
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Panel on the Vital Role of the Arts and Sciences in Public Health: Reconceiving the Sexual and Reproductive Body
Hillman Hall, Clark-Fox Forum |
In light of Washington University's momentous decision to establish a new School of Public Health (the first new school in 100 years), panelists will discuss the critical role of the arts and humanities in public health, with emphasis on the sexual and reproductive body.
The panel will take place from 4:30-6:15, followed by a reception, 6:15-7:15, and showing at 6:30 of the 13-minute film by Mary and Patrick Kelley, “This is Offal.”
Internationally noted collaborators, painter Mary Reid Kelley and videographer Patrick Kelley, create ambitious videos informed by history, language and literature that give life to critical observations on gender, class, and the condition of women throughout history.
Mary Fissell, Professor of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, focuses in her esteemed scholarship on Early-Modern Medicine; Patients' Perspective in The History Of Medicine; Gender, Sexuality, and The History Of The Body.
Marlon Bailey is Professor of African and African American Studies, and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Affiliate Professor in Performing Arts at Washington University, who studies Black LGBTQ cultural formations, sexual health, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor is a Professor of Medicine and an Associate Director for Global Health and Dissemination at Washington University School of Medicine. A passionate advocate for health equity and sustainability, Dr. Iwelunmor is widely regarded for understanding how to make evidence-based interventions last, reshaping the focus on community engagement using participatory research, improving the dissemination of health information, while amplifying the voices of young people in health interventions through music and storytelling.
Dr. Hilary Reno is the Medical Director of the St. Louis County Sexual Health clinic, Medical Director of the St. Louis STI/ HIV Prevention Training Center, and a medical consultant with the CDC, Division of STD Prevention.Dr. Reno specializes in sexual health care, with a special focus on the clinical care of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and the intersection with HIV prevention.