This event was co-organised by Dr Tom Metcalf (Junior Anniversary Fellow, IASH) and Dr Shakeel Anjum (RACE.ED Postdoctoral Fellow, IASH), featuring contributions from Prof. Elizabeth Povinelli (Franz Boas Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University), Prof.
Dr Robert Chapman
Nominated Fellow, May 2023
Home Institution: Sheffield Hallam University
Decolonising Modernism(s)
A one day symposium coordinated by Dr Arka Chattopadhyay and Dr Sourit Bhattacharya.
Register to attend in-person or virtually: https://decolonisingmodernisms.eventbrite.co.uk
Dr Cristina Richie will speak on the environmental effects of Big Pharma.
Global pharmaceutical industry carbon emissions are more than 50% higher than the automotive sector. Big pharma carbon is an ethical problem from both a biomedical and environmental perspective. This talk will overview contributing factors to the immense carbon emissions of pharmaceuticals and discuss policies and practices for pharmaceutical carbon reduction.
An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Dr Emily McWilliams (Visiting Research Fellow, 2023; Duke Kunshan University)
Epistemic Hijacking and The Role of Motivation in Joint Inquiry
An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Dr Danita Catherine Burke (Northern Scholars Visiting Research Fellow, 2022-23 ; University of Southern Denmark)