Events

Mar

2

Lecture

Weapon of the Weak or an Abuse of Power by the Strong: Contested Idioms in Atlantic Poisoning Events with Dr. Chelsea Berry

Location:

STEPS 101

March 2, 2026, 4:30 - 5:30pm

Two durable idioms of talking about poison—a weapon of the weak versus an abuse of power by the strong—that Europeans and Africans had developed over centuries produced waves of eighteenth-century poison cases in the slave societies of the Americas with a shared focus on health…

Apr

14

Lecture

Before Disability: Insanity, Race, and Rights in the Early United States with Dr. Sari Altschuler

Location:

STEPS 101

April 14, 2026, 4:30 - 5:30pm

The history of disability rights is often told as a recent one, but it is not. In the wake of the American Revolution, many of the differences we now call disabilities could be accommodated into citizenship—and for some even exemplified its promises. This talk looks specifically…

College of
Arts and Sciences

Gipson Institute

Events

Mar

2

Weapon of the Weak or an Abuse of Power by the Strong: Contested Idioms in Atlantic Poisoning Events with Dr. Chelsea Berry

Apr

14

Before Disability: Insanity, Race, and Rights in the Early United States with Dr. Sari Altschuler