Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be held on Thursdays at 3 p.m. at either:
- (EB) Institute of the History of Medicine, 3rd Floor, Welch Library, East Baltimore campus
- (HW) Department of the History of Science & Technology, 300 Gilman Hall, Homewood campus
The Soldier’s Body Keeps the Score: Medical Aftermaths of Early Modern Battles
East Baltimore Campus, Welch Library, Room 303Clare Griffin will present, "The Soldier’s Body Keeps the Score: Medical Aftermaths of Early Modern Battles"
Compounds of Considerable Interest: The Allied Search for Nerve Agents in World War II
Homewood Campus. Gilman Hall 300 @ 3400 N Charles St Baltimore, MD, United StatesAlison McManus of JHU will present, "Compounds of Considerable Interest: The Allied Search for Nerve Agents in World War II". There will be a pre-circulated paper.
Shelving the Empire: Anxiety, Control, and Performative Change in Postwar Museum Storage
Hodson 110 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesA co-sponsored event with History of Art. Claire Wintle, University of Brighton, Centre for Design History will speak on “Anxiety, Control, and Performative Change in Postwar Museum Storage.”
Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion
Greedy Reads 320 W 29th Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesA book launch and discussion of "Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion" with author Mary Fissell of Johns Hopkins University.
The Fragile Fetus: Pregnancy Loss and Infertility in Early Modern Europe
East Baltimore Campus, Welch Library, Room 303Kathleen Crowther will present, "The Fragile Fetus: Pregnancy Loss and Infertility in Early Modern Europe".
A Factory of Dreams: Conversions.
East Baltimore Campus, Welch Library, Room 303Gabrielle Robbins of JHU will present, "A Factory of Dreams: Conversions."
The Skillful Surgeon: Surgical Expertise and Contested Authority in Early Modern Europe
Mountcastle AuditoriumPCTB, EB Campus 725 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesSpecial Event - Hideyo Noguchi Lecture. Alisha Rankin of Tufts University will present, "The Skillful Surgeon: Surgical Expertise and Contested Authority in Early Modern Europe".
Blocked Impulses: Myasthenia Gravis, the Prostigmin Test, and the Making of a Clinical Diagnosis
East Baltimore Campus, Welch Library, Room 303Sofia Grant, 2nd year JHU, will present, "Blocked Impulses: Myasthenia Gravis, the Prostigmin Test, and the Making of a Clinical Diagnosis". There will be a pre-circulated paper.
Attention is in the Eye of the Beholder: (see more)
Homewood Campus. Gilman Hall 300 @ 3400 N Charles St Baltimore, MD, United StatesMelody Xu, 2nd year JHU, will present, "Attention is in the Eye of the Beholder: Norman Mackworth and the Development of Eye Tracking Technology in the 20th Century." There will […]
Body Maps: Improvising Meridians and Nerves in Global Chinese Medicine
Bird in Hand Cafe 11 E 33rd Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesA book launch and discussion of "Body Maps: Improvising Meridians and Nerves in Global Chinese Medicine" with author Lan Li of Johns Hopkins University.
Insects on Ice: Disease Uncertainty and Local Knowledge (see more)
East Baltimore Campus, Welch Library, Room 303Yemok Jeon, 2nd year JHU, will present, "Insects on Ice: Disease Uncertainty and Local Knowledge in Germ Warfare Narratives of the Korean War (1950-1953)". There will be a pre-circulated paper.