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Epidemics in an Era of Globalization
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 3, 2007:

8:30 a.m.

Shuttle leaves Ramada Inn Lakeshore for Classics 10 (1010 E. 59th Street).

 

8:45 a.m.

Registration

 

9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Elizabeth O'Connor Chandler, Director, Midwest Faculty Seminar

9:15 a.m

 "title"

Jean Comaroff, Anthropology

10:30 a.m.

Coffee 

 

10:45 a.m.

  "title"

John Schumann, Medicine

12:00 noon

Lunch (on your own)

 

2:00 p.m.

"title"

Robert Daum, Pediatrics

3:15 p.m.

Coffee

 

3:30 p.m.

Participant Discussion Groups

 

 

Group A, Classics 110

 

Group B, Gates-Blake 133

5:00 p.m.

Shuttle leaves Classics 110 for La Petite Folie

 

5:15 p.m.

Reception and Dinner at La Petite Folie.

 

7:30 p.m.

Shuttle leaves La Petite Folie for the Ramada Inn.

 

Friday, May 4, 2007:

8:30 a.m.

Shuttle leaves the Ramada Inn for the Franke Institute (1100 E. 57th St.)

 

9:00 a.m.

 "title"

Susan Burns, History

10:15 a.m.

Coffee

 

10:30 a.m.

"The Invention of Biosecurity"

Joseph Masco, Anthropology

11:45 a.m.

Report on Discussion Groups

 

12:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Lunch and Participant Discussion Groups

 

 

Lunch will be provided.

 

 

Group A

                       

Group B

3:00 p.m.

Free Afternoon (Shuttle leaves the Franke for the Ramada Inn.)

 

Saturday, May 5, 2007:

8:30 a.m.

Shuttle leaves the Ramada Inn for the Franke Institute (1100 E. 57th St.). 

 

9:00 a.m.

"Slow Death: Obesity, Sovereignty, Agency"

Lauren Berlant, English

10:15 a.m.

Report on Discussion Groups

 

10:30 a.m.

Participant Discussion Groups

 

 

Group A

 

Group B

11:30 a.m.

Discussion Group Wrap-Up

 Both discussion groups will meet as one in the Franke.

12:00 p.m.

Adjournment (Shuttle leaves the Franke for the Ramada Inn at 12:15 p.m.)

 

 

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