Upcoming Voyages of Discovery Lecture on Tuesday January 31

Published Jan 04, 2017 by
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The Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend the Lawrence F. Brewster History Lecture in the 10th Anniversary Season of the Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series.

Keith Wailoo, Townsend Martin Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, will present “Pain: A Political History,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, in Wright Auditorium.

Wailoo is an award-winning author who writes about drugs and drug policy; race, science and health; history of medicine; and health policy and medical affairs in the U.S. Currently, he is working on two book-length projects, both intersecting with history and public policy: a study of the menthol cigarette and a history of addiction. His lecture will touch on the battle over whose pain is real and who deserves relief, which has created stark ideological divisions at the bedside, in politics, and in the courts.

ECU Students:
ECU students may request a free ticket. To receive a free ticket, ECU students must go to the ECU Central Ticket Office, located in Mendenhall Student Center, and present his or her ECU One Card. This is a Wellness Passport event, and tickets are required.

ECU Faculty/Staff and General Audience Members:
In an effort to ensure the future of the series and its continued success as the premier intellectual event in eastern North Carolina, tickets for the 2016-2017 10th Anniversary Season are available at a modest price. Tickets for the Brewster History Lecture are $10.

Tickets are available for purchase online, or by calling the ECU Central Ticket Office at 1-800-ECU-ARTS (1-800-328-2787).

Co-sponsors of the Brewster History Lecture include the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences; THCAS Department of History; the Medical History Interest Group; ECU’s Division of Academic Affairs; Division of Health Sciences; Division of Research, Economic Development, and Engagement; Division of Student Affairs; Student Activities Board; College of Fine Arts and Communication; and the Honors College. For additional information, visit https://voyages.ecu.edu/. More information about THCAS is available at https://thcas.ecu.edu/.