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

Dr. Sari Altschuler

Location:

STEPS 101

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

Save the date Tuesday, April 14, 2026 for a guest lecture with Dr. Sari Altschuler. More information to come!This event is co-sponsored by the Health, Medicine, and Society Program and is part of our Illness and Health in the Transatlantic Eighteenth Century 2025-2026 Speaker…

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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

Dr. Sari Altschuler