Dear all
In the weeks leading up to World AIDS Day on 1 December 2011, King's
College London will host a special series of lectures to mark 30 years
since the initial recognition of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 1981. Please see
the schedule below for further details.
Best wishes,
Stephen.
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Stephen Taylor, BA (Hons) MPhil,
ESRC Doctoral Research Student,
Department of Geography
University of Cambridge
CB2 3EN UK
Web: http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/taylor/
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The series, 'AIDS @ 30: Three Decades of Responding to HIV/AIDS', will
offer an opportunity for activists, health workers, and historians who have
been involved in the history of the epidemic to reflect on their
experiences. Some questions that speakers will address include:
¢ What new perspective(s) can three decades of history offer on the
epidemic? ¢ What role have history and historians played in public
discussions about HIV/AIDS? ¢ What continuities and discontinuities
characterise the epidemic's history? ¢ How have questions surrounding the
epidemic's origins evolved since 1981? ¢ What problems, trends, or silences
deserve renewed attention from historians?
All events will be held at 18.15 on Thursdays in Room K2.31, King's
Building, Strand Campus, except 27 October (Room S-3.20) and 3 November
(Room K6.29). A 45-minute presentation for a general audience will be
followed by a question & answer session and refreshments. Members of the
public are welcome. Seating is limited to 90 spaces, so attendees are
invited to arrive in good time.
6 October 2011 (Room K2.31) Professor Peter Piot, Former Executive
Director, UNAIDS; Director, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 30
years of AIDS: the need for a long term view
13 October 2011 (Room K2.31) Mr Jason Warriner, Service Quality &
Governance Director, Terrence Higgins Trust 30 years of HIV prevention and
campaigns
20 October 2011 (Room K2.31) Professor Virginia Berridge, Professor of
History, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Writing the history
of AIDS policy making
27 October 2011 (Room S-3.20) Dr Richard McKay, ESRC Postdoctoral Research
Fellow, Department of History & Centre for the Humanities and Health,
King's College London 'Patient Zero': The legacy of a powerful origin
story* *This talk is also part of the Arts & Humanities Festival.
3 November 2011 (Room K6.29)
Dr Rupert Whitaker, Executive Chairman, Tuke Institute
30 years of AIDS: triumphs, failures & the unlearned lessons
10 November 2011
No Lecture (Reading Week)
17 November 2011 (Room 2.31) Professor Anthony Pinching, Associate Dean for
Cornwall, Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, Royal Cornwall
Hospital HIV/AIDS: personal journeys; professional challenges; public
perspectives
24 November 2011 (Room 2.31) Professor Anne Johnson, Professor of
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Co-Director, Institute of Global Health,
University College London Can HIV treatments prevent the spread of HIV?
1 December 2011 (Room 2.31) Dr Mandisa Mbali, Assistant Professor of
International Studies, Marymount Manhattan College, New York City 'The
Durban Effect': South African AIDS activism and the politics of global
health
Questions and media enquiries should be directed to:
Dr Richard A. McKay
ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of History / Centre for the Humanities and Health
King's College London
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