MHS Lecture Series: November 8, 4:15PM - “The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination,” Alondra Nelson, Columbia University Holly Tucker’s new book, Blood Work named a “Book of the Month” by Scientific American John Franklin interviews Jonathan Metzl about race, politics, and psychiatry in the current issue of Atrium Magazine.
The Center for Medicine, Health and Society (MHS) is an innovative multidisciplinary center that studies the social and societal dimensions of health and illness. Our scholarship, teaching, and wide-ranging collaborative projects explore medicine and science in a wide array of cultural contexts, while at the same time fostering productive dialogue across disciplinary boundaries.

On Video

  • MHS Director Jonathan Metzl discusses the science of politics on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show, March 24, 2012

  • Jonathan Metzl appears on a panel discussing the Trayvon Martin tragedy on MSNBC, March 24, 2012

  • The Politics of Health panel, October 14, 2011

  • Alondra Nelson: The Black Panther Party and health care equality

  • Jonathan Metzl: "The future of the Vanderbilt Center for Medicine, Health and Society"

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