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2016 3rd Bi-Annual Medical Narratives Conference

October 13-14, 2016 @ 9:30 AM-4:00 PM
CHASS INTS 1109, 1113, & 128

Pre-Conference Lecture

October 3 @ 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Mindy Fullilove – November Sonnet: Michael Lally’s reflections on race and tragedy in America
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Keynotes

Catherine Belling – The First Monster: Recognizing Horror in the Anatomy Lab
Emily Rapp Black – Medical Narratives: The Rise of a New Subgenre
David MacLean – Experience Vs. Diagnosis: An Amnesiac’s Roadmap

Panels and workshops with

Scott Allen
Alexis Cooke
Maegan Dupper
Justin Diedrich
Martha Stoddard Holmes
Jeanette Kohl
Goldberry Long
Paul Lyons
Juliet McMullin
Kara Miller

Penny Newman
Michael Nduati
Sharon Rushing
Atia Sattar
Lorenzo Servitje
Dana Simmons
Olufemi O. Taiwo
Chikako Takeshita
Clifford Trafzer
Featured conversation with Embeth Davidtz

UCR Medical Students

Rennie Burke
Mckenna Geary
Annie Le
Nahal Nikroo
Cristina Tapia

Registration

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Schedule

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Sponsors

National Endowment for the Humanities, UCR Center for Ideas & Society, and UCR School of Medicine.

Acknowledgments

THE NARRATIVES IN TANDEM PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE CENTER FOR IDEAS AND SOCIETY THROUGH A MAJOR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES: EXPLORING THE HUMAN ENDEAVOR.