The Future Of Healthcare Series: Alexandre White, Epidemic Orientalism

For the next installment of The Future of Healthcare Series, The Ivy Bookshop welcomes JHU professor, Alexandre I. R. White, who will share from his new book, Epidemic Orientalism, in which he explores the imperial and colonial roots of modern epidemic disease control.

Alexandre White joined the Johns Hopkins Faculty in 2019 after completing a Provost’s Post-Doctoral Fellowship here. He earned his B.A. in Black Studies from Amherst College, his MSc. in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science and his PhD in Sociology from Boston University. He is also jointly affiliated with the Department of the History of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine and is an Associate Director for the Center For Medical Humanities and Social Medicine.

This event will take place at Bird in Hand Coffee & Books, located at 11 E. 33rd St. It is free and open to the public.