Culture, Health and Science

at Hampshire College and Beyond

A symposium & celebration of Alan Goodman’s career

May 8, 2:30 – 5:15 PM, Franklin Patterson Hall, MLH

Science is about seekin evidence-based, deeper understandings and it also deeply political and culturally contingent.  This symposium seeks to demonstrate that these statements when understood together can lead to greater insights. 

Symposium Abstract:  Science is about seeking evidence-based, deeper understandings and it is also deeply political and culturally contingent. This symposium seeks to demonstrate that these statements when understood together can lead to greater insights.

Aligning both with the Five-College “Culture, Health, and Science” (CHS) program and Hampshire’s focus on critical bio-cultural inquiry, presenters will discuss how they engage with the cultures and politics of science, especially in relation to nutrition and health. As part of Alan Goodman’s retirement celebration, presenters will also address Alan’s lifelong work on how poverty, inequality, and racism get under the skin. Presentations will also address how to repel attacks on our values, including science, critical inquiry, reproductive rights, trans people, and democracy. We look forward to a robust discussion with plenty of audience participation. 

Panelists:

2:30 pm: Hampshire College Alums Susan Shaw, Miriam Cremer, Delia Easton, Naomi Azar, and Becca Klein + Hampshire Emeritus Faculty Dula Amarasiriwardena and Joseph Jones (William and Mary)

4:00 pm: Marlene Fried (Hampshire), Suzanne Zhang-Gottschang (Smith), Tom Leatherman (UMass), Lynn Morgan (MHC), Felicity Aulino (UMass), and Joseph Graves (NC At&T)

This event is sponsored by Hampshire College, Five College Culture, Health and Science Program, Amherst College and Smith College.