For the 2018-2019 academic year, the Humanities Center will focus on the theme of “Quality of Life” and explore how humanistic investigation into thought, history and culture improves the way we live our lives. Scholars from across disciplines will help answer the question, “How do the humanities contribute to our quality of life?” by sharing insights from a range of inquiries.
As part of this series, the Humanities Center, in partnership with the Eberly College Multidisciplinary Studies and the West Virginia Humanities Council, will host "Bodies of Truth: Personal Narratives on Illness, Disability, and Medicine,"a panel discussion, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. in the Patteson Auditorium (Health Sciences Center). Panelists Dinty W. Moore, Renee Nicholson, Matt Smith and Erin Murphy will discuss the composition, impact and reach of the book by the same name.
"Bodies of Truth" offers perspectives on a wide array of issues, from food allergies, cancer, and neurology to mental health, autoimmune disorders, and therapeutic music. These experiences are recounted by patients, nurses, doctors, parents, children, caregivers, and others who attempt to articulate the intangible human and emotional factors that surround life when it intersects with the medical field.
This project is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the West Virginia Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information visit the Annual Theme page on the Humanities Center website.