MI Virtual Lunchtime Seminar: Decolonising global health: against neglect, extraction, and imperialism - Arianne Shahvisi
Location:
Virtual Event
Date/time
Tue 26 January 2021
13:00-14:15
MI Virtual Lunchtime Seminar Series in conjunction with the Centre for Biomedicine Self and Society present
Decolonising global health: against neglect, extraction, and imperialism
Dr Arianne Shahvisi, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
About the seminar
One of the most pronounced global divides is that of health, with patterns of disease burden barely shifting from decade to decade, as Global South populations are disproportionately affected by poor health. In this talk, I confront the reality of racism-related health disparities at the global level, using a range of case studies to explore the ways in which Global North states, institutions, and ideas enable and conceal neglect, extraction, and imperialism in relation to the health of Global South populations. I show that the patterns of colonialism are alive and well in global health, and health inequality cannot be combatted until we recognise this. Accordingly, I argue that considering history and political economy allows us to move away from discourses of charity and saviourism and towards those of responsibility and reparation.
About the speaker
Arianne Shahvisi is Senior Lecturer in Ethics at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. She has broad philosophical interests, including feminist philosophy, bioethics, and philosophy of science, and has published articles and book chapters across these areas. Arianne writes regularly for the London Review of Books and has also been published in The Independent, HuffPost, Aeon, Prospect, and Jacobin. She is writing a book on the philosophy of social justice, which will be published by Penguin in 2022.
Please note that this seminar will be hosted on Blackboard Collaborate. Instructions for joining the seminar will be sent to you after registration.
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