Exploring Eugenic Legacies in Psychiatry

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09Jan

Afternoon Event

Location The Royal College Of Psychiatrists, LONDON
CPD Up to three hours subject to peer approval
Standard Fee£10
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Exploring Eugenic Legacies in Psychiatry

Event Information

The programme for the afternoon is as follows:

  • 1.30 – 2.00 - Registration
  • 2.00 – 2.10 - Introduction, Dr Graham Ash
  • 2.10 – 2.35 - Francis Galton: Narrative of An Explorer in the Human Sciences, Dr John Hall
  • 2.35 – 3.00 - Beyond the Lunatic Asylum of the Nineteenth Century - Its Legacy, My Family, and the Madness Within, Lisa Edwards
  • 3.00 - 3.15 - Break
  • 3.15 – 3.45 - "Human Derelicts": Reflections on Eugenic Dehumanisation and Disability, Professor Marius Turda
  • 3.45 – 4.15 - Questions and discussion
  • 4.30 - Event Ends

 

The College is currently hosting the exhibition: "We Are Not Alone" Legacies of Eugenics, developed by Professor Marius Turda.

Attendees will have a chance to view the exhibition during their visit.

More information can be found here.

Please kindly confirm any dietary or accessibility requirements by emailing sigs@rcpsych.ac.uk by Wednesday 4 January 2023. 

The event will take place at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, 21 Prescot Street, London E1 8BB. You can view directions and a map to help you plan your journey.

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For further information, please contact:

Email: sigs@rcpsych.ac.uk

Contact Name: Catriona Grant

Event Location

Location: The Royal College Of Psychiatrists, LONDON