The School of History and Sociology presents the fall 2019 speakers series. All talks are from 4:00 - 5:30 PM. Locations vary and are noted for each speaker.
September 9, 2019
Anne Pollock (Kings College London)
In conversation with Dennis Liotta (Emory Institute for Drug Development) and Amit Prasad (University of Missouri)
"Synthesizing Hope, Matter, Knowledge, and Place in South African Drug Discovery"
Hall Building, room 102
Co-Sponsored with Emory Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
September 30, 2019- Liam's Legacy Symposium
James R. Elliott (Rice University)
Julia Drapkin (ISeeChange)
Liam’s Legacy Symposium Co-Sponsored with Serve–Learn–Sustain
"Facing Climate Change: Tools and Stories that Connect Communities"
Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (corner of Ferst Drive and State Street)
*Reception to follow event
October 7, 2019
Dana R. Fisher (University of Maryland)
"How the Climate Movement Connects with the Resistance"
Old Civil Engineering Building, room 104 (the "Mel")
October 21, 2019
Deboleena Roy (Emory University)
In conversation with Sara Giordano (Kennesaw State University)
"Molecular Feminisms"
Hall Building, room 102
Open Access Link to Molecular Feminisms
November 4, 2019
John McNeill (Georgetown University)
"Elephant Tusk and Bison Hide: Hidden Chapters from the Global Environmental History of Industrialization"
Hall Building, room 102
November 11, 2019
Paul Edwards (Stanford University)
"Truth under Siege: Making Climate Knowledge in an Age of Transparency, Skepticism, and Science Denial"
Hall Building, room 102