Chronic Nation: The Politics of Experts, Health and Making Modern Indian Citizens (1940-70s)

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Event Description 

Kavita Sivaramakrishnan will trace debates about chronic diseases and questions of modernization in post-colonial India. She will explore the politics of experts and expertise, and how questions of immunity, the risks of stress, and adaptability to modernization became significant. New medical specializations and knowledge emerged and were recast in India in the context of work, lifestyles, and local metabolisms.

Event Speaker

Kavita Sivaramakrishnan, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University

Event Information

Free and open to the public; registration required. Contact scienceandsociety@columbia.edu or historyofscience@nyu.edu for questions. 

This event is part of the New York History of Science Lecture Series.

Sponsoring Organizations:

• Columbia University in the City of New York
• NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
• The Graduate Center, City University of New York
• The New York Academy of Medicine
• The New York Academy of Sciences

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