20. Mai 2026, von Marianne Weis-Elsner

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The workshop explores intersections of citizenship, race and health in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. How was health negotiated and constructed in medical, cultural and political contexts? How were public health discourses intertwined with racial ideologies? How did ideas about health help shaping debates about citizenship during a time of social and political conflicts? How did literary and cultural texts reflect these racialized understandings of health?

Venue: Carl-von-Ossietzky-Forum at the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg (Main Library), Von-Melle-Park 3, 20146 Hamburg

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Please Register for the Workshop on Friday!
Contact: fg.freiwilligkeit@uni-erfurt.de