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Harry Yi-Jui Wu
@HarryYJWu
Medical historian ; author Mad by the Millions: bit.ly/3dX8S5t, . Writing “lunatics” in #HongKong and beyond.
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We will be in New Delhi next week for the conference on "Shaping the Global Psyche: Colonialism, Transcultural Psychiatry & Global Mental Health", organised by DECOLMAD & Ashoka University! The conference is open to the public. You can see program here: decolmad.ku.dk/events/shaping
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We’re excited to announce our second event of the quarter, “Doing Hong Kong History: New Generation, New Direction”🌎 RSVP on Eventbrite eventbrite.com/e/history-pane 🔗
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PhD training is no longer fit for purpose — it needs reform now
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We are excited to launch a co-hosted series of seminars between us + the Medical Anthropology Seminar Series! The seminars will be of broad interest to those working in #PublicHealth, including those in the humanities + social sciences. Both in person + online! #HistMed #MedAnth
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Final party of psychiatrists’ study group. Next step maybe establish a sub-committee of critical psychiatry within the psy society?
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BBC criticised for letting cardiologist ‘hijack’ interview with false Covid jab claim
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Next week, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, from 3:30 to 5:00p.m. PT,
will join us at UW to discuss his newly published monograph, "Imperial Gateway."
All are welcome in-person in HUB 332 or online via our Facebook and YouTube pages.
We hope to see you there!
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This article highlights the importance of race and geopolitics in global health governance, by analysing how the WHO and Taiwan responded to racialized discourses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Just heard the editor-in-chief reflecting on the role of on its 200th anniversary: it’s not meant to mirror contemporary medicine. Instead, it takes an activist role to intervene the society.
thelancet.com/infographics-d
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Spotted while walking through @CentralParkNYC, a bench memorializing Dr. Li Wenliang, who sounded the alarm on COVID-19 three years ago.
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[Call for Proposals]
Submission Dates: Nov 3, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023
Submission portal: forms.gle/V4iQYUDGvnhEoM
*To read about NATSA’s Call for Proposals in more detail:
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This new book about Taiwan’s New Culture Movement (1921-31) features our effort to continue Lai He’s unfinished work as a humanist physician, novelist, poet and activist. govbooks.com.tw/books/137816 #賴和
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Books for New Year!
The history of US health inequity, and a vision for the Moon: Books in Brief
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It’s been three years. What have we learned?
WHO urges Covid data ‘transparency’ as China prepares to open borders
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Tracing Erwin Bälz’s steps from Tokyo to hot springs and the leprosarium in Kusatsu.
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Very, very idealistic.
Global science must not be treated as a diplomatic pawn
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Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, from 3:30 to 5:00p.m. PT, will join the UW Taiwan Studies Program to discuss his newly published monograph, "Imperial Gateway."
All are welcome in-person in HUB 332 or online via our Facebook and YouTube pages.
We hope to see you there!
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Book: Mad with Freedom. The Political Economy of Blackness, Insanity, and Civil Rights in the U.S. South, 1840–1940 #histmed #histpsych
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There are tons of workshops held in the name of ‘decolonizing mental health’ right now. But I am sure this one has a splendid lineup. Online registration available:
idl.tk.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/archives/2093
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Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council is launching a public-funded open access platform for academic journals in humanities and social sciences.
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In Mexico for . On my pre conference trip met a mom protesting enslaving humanity. Will it become the next wave of contentious politics?
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Come work with us! Two fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarships in Hong Kong History 's Centre, open to UK and to overseas applicants tinyurl.com/558urv88
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Health Sciences and the Social: Health and Social Mobilization, 1950-2020s Workshop
Paris, CERMES3
19-05-2023
Proposals of 300 words and 1-page CV sent by 31/12/2022 to
Nicolas Henckes (nicolas.henckes@cnrs.fr) or Despo Kritsotaki (despo.kritsotaki@gmail.com).
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An important book.
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Academics may not be free but this book is. Thanks to @AASAsianStudies for making it open-access at asianstudies.org/publications/n. It includes a chapter on the curious state of #Singapore universities—globally competitive yet politically unfree—by me, @ChongJaIan & @angabridged.
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Here comes the day.
Wellcome Collection in London shuts ‘racist, sexist and ableist’ medical history gallery
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The Guardian view on Alzheimer’s drugs: a working therapy would be a breakthrough | Editorial
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It seems there have been several ‘new era’ moments recently……
Drug slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients, study reveals
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It was a great honor to hold this podcast workshop at 's class at the beautiful Cheng Kung University in Tainan. Thank you for having us!
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Happening now. We have from in our class, mind-bending and world cultures! Students will produce a 7 min programme equivalent to their final paper.
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Time to bring back Fanon to the history of psychiatry. There were just too few works on him and his legacy.
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I had a paper that mentioned Amytal, a barbiturate used as truth drug in psychiatric interrogation in the 1950s. Now I finally know what it ‘tastes’ like!
(In #Taiwan, it’s got a nickname 青發, a mahjong tile, bcs of its greenish colour.)
And my paper: psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-71
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I've submitted the final revisions of my In/Disciplines #MedicalHumanities #DisabilityStudies book for . Really pleased with it and looking forward to it moving through production. I love the look of the cover we've chosen as well - scholarly green...
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Looking forward to it!
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Some updates: we're working on establishing the world’s first Hong Kong History Centre at @UoBrisHistory @BristolUni. 好消息:布里斯托大學將設立全球首個香港史研究中心!
More details, see our new blogpost: bit.ly/3TZQgVv
詳情請閱以上連結。#hkhist #hkhistory #香港史
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Architect/artist Kacey Wong talks about how art intersects with politics in #HongKong. Inspiring dialogue at the National #HumanRights Museum in #TAIPEI.
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How science museums can use their power
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