Lectures and Events
The events below include our biweekly Montgomery Lectures, other events we host, and relevant events hosted by other groups at Northwestern University and its affiliated clinical partners.
The Montgomery Lectures Series is presented biweekly on Thursdays from noon to 12:45pm, and is open to all. Presenters are faculty in the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program, CBMH members, and special guests. This series was named in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
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The views expressed by speakers are their own. The hosting, organizing, or listing of events does not imply endorsement of any views expressed.
Nov
05
No Empire is an Island: Quarantine and US-British Inter-Imperiality in the Caribbean and the Pacific - Bassam Sidiki
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Bassam Sidiki, PhD
Assistant Professor of English
University of Texas at Austin
No Empire is an Island: Quarantine and US-British Inter-Imperiality
in the Caribbean and the Pacific
In 1962, two very different archipelagic nations achieved independence from Britain: Samoa in the Pacific Ocean, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. One feature among many that unites these ostensibly insular territories in the twentieth century is how they became sites of intense inter-imperial contestation (and collaboration) between the British Empire and the increasingly ascendant US Empire. Drawing on a wide range of archives and cultural texts, Sidiki argues that infectious disease discourse and the practices of quarantine in Samoa (1918 influenza pandemic) and Trinidad (1940s-50s leprosy) were key to facilitating these inter-imperial encounters but also decolonizing movements and postcolonial literary sensibilities.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
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Nov
19
Mental Integrity and Neurotechnology - Tom Buller
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Tom Buller, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Illinois State University
Mental Integrity and Neurotechnology
The development of AI systems and neurotechnology suggests that there is no necessary reason why mental states and processes must be realized by internal neural states. External artifacts can constitute part of a coupled cognitive system if these artifacts play the same functional role as internal states and processes. Off-loading cognitive processes beyond that brain would appear to make the mind considerably more vulnerable to the manipulation of these processes by third-parties and, further, would appear to threaten mental autonomy and integrity. In this talk I argue that this concern may be misplaced. Specifically, it is argued that (i) the most relevant processes to mental integrity are conscious, personal-level processes, (ii) the types of processes that can be extended are typically unconscious, non-occurrent, and sub-personal processes.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
REGISTER HERE
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Jan
07
Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
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Jan
14
Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
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Jan
21
Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements
Jan
28
Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
Read more about this series | Sign up for lecture announcements