TO BE RESCHEDULED IN FEBRUARY 2023
"Negotiating Normalcy: Deafness Cures in American History"
Jaipreet Virdi, PhD (History, University of Delaware)
This lecture is based on Dr. Virdi's recent book Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History (University of Chicago, 2020), in which she combines historical research with personal memoir. She is a specialist in the history of medicine, disability studies, and the history of technologies such as hearing aids.
Dr. Viridi will give the annual Reynolds Society Grand Rounds for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine at noon on the same day; contact the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine if you are interested in joining that talk via Teams.
At 4pm on Tuesday, Dr. Virdi will join the University of Pittsburgh Science, Technology, and Society interest group for a book discussion on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please contact the Society at cfreynoldsmhs@gmail.com for the link. Plus, we will reimburse you for purchasing the book!
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