Thursday, January 17, 2019

Franklin Historical Museum: "The Cultural Construction of American Medicine" - Feb 10

Our Second Sunday Speaker Series continues on Sunday February 10 with Rob Lawson, Professor of History, Dean College, presenting "The Cultural Construction of American Medicine."

With support from the National Endowment of Humanities and Dean College Department of Humanities, R.A. Lawson, Ph.D. will discuss the history of medicine with a view to understanding differences.

The production of medical knowledge and the practice of medicine, historically, were seen as positive pursuits in which authoritative figures made objective discoveries and applied them dispassionately to their patients. This mirrored widespread beliefs about the sciences in general. Increasingly, however, historians have come to understand medicine as a socially-constructed human behavior that is not purely objective in process or experience. In this lecture, Lawson will explore how the production of, attitudes about, and outcomes from medicine have changed over time.

Professor Lawson, along with Professor David Dennis and Professor Jessica Pisano, are co-project directors on a grant the college earned from the NEH – the Making Humanities Matter initiative. The grant will help develop the History of Science and History of Medicine curriculum at the college. This lecture is derived from their research.

There is still time to purchase your 2019 FHM calendar, full of photos and facts from Franklin’s history. Calendars are available in the museum gift shop for $5.00 each, while they last.

Anyone interested in volunteering at the museum is invited to attend a meeting Sunday, February 3rd at 12 Noon at the museum. Over the course of the year we have need for hosts, researchers, data entry specialists or people to assist in special projects. Join us and share your skill sets.

The Franklin Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. We are wheelchair accessible, admission is always free, and donations are always welcome. Visit us and find your history.

Franklin Historical Museum: "The Cultural Construction of American Medicine" - Feb 10
Franklin Historical Museum: "The Cultural Construction of American Medicine" - Feb 10

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