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Sunday, November 8, 2015
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Monday, November 9, 2015
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
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November 12, 2015 -Miriam Posner: “Head-and-Shoulder Hunting in the Americas: Exploring Lobotomy's Visual Culture”
Miriam Posner: “Head-and-Shoulder Hunting in the Americas: Exploring Lobotomy's Visual Culture”
Co-sponsored by the University Library Between 1936 and 1967, Walter Freeman, a prominent neurologist, lobotomized as many as 3,500 Americans. Freeman was also an obsessive photographer, taking patients' photographs before their operations and tracking them down years — even decades — later. In this presentation, Miriam Posner details her efforts to understand why Freeman was […]
Friday, November 13, 2015
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November 13, 2015 -Workshop with Miriam Posner: "How Did They Make That?"
Workshop with Miriam Posner: "How Did They Make That?"
Directions in Digital Humanities presents: Miriam Posner UCLA Head-and-Shoulder Hunting in the Americas: Exploring Lobotomy’s Visual Culture Workshop: How Did They Make That? The catch-all term “digital project” can refer to a daunting array of technologies and methods. For a newcomer (or even an experienced practitioner), it can be hard to know where to start. […]
Saturday, November 14, 2015
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