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MEETINGS FOR 2006-07
Science
in Human Culture Reading Group
The program on Science in Human Culture sponsors an interdisciplinary
faculty reading group that meets several times a year to discuss
current or recent scholarship in the history and philosophy of science
and related fields. Current members of the group come from such
disparate fields as biology, philosophy, history, art history, anthropology,
film studies, sociology, and english literature. The goal of the
group is to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and exchange among
Northwestern faculty who share research interests in the history
and philosophy of science. The group meets once to decide on the
books to be read for the academic year, and then once a quarter
after that in a congenial, informal setting to discuss the chosen
texts.
During the academic year 2006-2007, we will be reading the following
books:
Fall
Quarter
November 30
Postmortem: How Medical Examiners Explain Suspicious Deaths by Stefan Timmermans
12:30PM, Kresge Hall, Room 2-360
Winter
Quarter
March 9
Colonial Pathologies: American Tropical Medicine, Race, and Hygiene in the Philippines by Warwick Anderson
1:00PM, location TBA
Spring
Quarter
May 30
The Averaged American: Surveys Citizens and the Making of a Mass Public, by Sarah Igo.
For more information on the reading group contact
Barbara Phelan at b-phelan2@northwestern.edu
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