Events

Past Event

Chronic Pain and Personhood

April 6, 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Lerner Hall (Room 555), Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York

Event Description

A discussion on poetry as seen through the lens of chronic pain and disability. This talk reimagines the chronic pain crisis in America in terms of personal embodiment. In other words, bringing personhood back into the public health framework.

Event Information

Free and open to the public; registration required. For more information, please visit the event webpage or email [email protected]. All in-person attendees must follow Columbia's COVID-19 policies. Visitors will be asked to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Hosted by the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University.