Medical Humanities - Health Studies Program

Cancer Stories: The Impact of Narrative on a Modern Malady
November 6-8, 2008 | Indianapolis, Indiana

"Cancer Stories" is a three-day symposium organized around the premise that narratives about cancer have influenced the ways in which cancer is experienced.

Leading scholars in illness narrative, physicians, nurses, patients, artists and advocates will explore how the making and dissemination of narrative--including prose, poetry, performance and the visual arts--have changed collective knowledge about the disease. Read more...

Fall 2008 Seminar Series

The Medical Humanities - Health Studies Program in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI will explore these and other provocative issues in healthcare today in a series of seminar lectures during the 2008 Fall Semester. These seminars bring together the expertise of global health professionals, international scholars, Indiana University School of Liberal Arts and School of Medicine faculty to explore the state of healthcare in our world. Read more...

Indiana Eugenics: History & Legacy 1907-2007

Events marking the centennial anniversary of eugenics legislation in Indiana, including a public exhibit at the Indiana State Library. For further information, click here or visit the project's official website.

MHHS Student Essay Award

Congratulations to Pat Barrett
2008 Medical Humanities Student Essay Award Winner

The Medical Humanities Student Essay Award is given to a student at IUPUI whose writing is judged to be the best on a topic in the medical humanities and health studies. This $500 award recognizes the work of students in understanding health and medicine from the perspectives of the Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences. Read more...