This two day capstone event for the 2010-2011 Go Big Read year will explore questions surrounding the body as property as well as the ways in which the current landscape has and hasn’t changed since the days of Henrietta Lacks.
Co-sponsored by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Law School, the UW-Madison Libraries and WARF, this free 2-day conference features discussions, keynote lectures and films.
A detailed agenda can be found at:
Highlights on Friday, April 15 include an exploration of who owns human specimens and materials and why it matters, a keynote lecture by Ruth Faden, Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics on the controversies raised in the Skloot book, and a showing of “Made in India” (as seen at the Wisconsin Film Festival) followed by a moderated discussion.
On Saturday, April 16 panelists including UW-Madison’s Alta Charo, Pilar Ossorio and Norm Fost will explore whether Henrietta Lacks and her cells would meet with the same fate in today's environment. The day will conclude with a keynote lecture by Vanessa Northington Gamble, University Professor of Medical Humanities at the George Washington University entitled, "Henrietta Lacks Beyond Her Cells: Race, Racism, and American Medicine," and additional film showing and discussion following.
Register for Friday, April 15 or Saturday, April 16 or both days by completing this simple registration form for this free event: