Coronavirus, medical power and powerlessness

Wissenschaftliches Online-Kolloquium mit Mariacarla Gadebusch Bondio (Teilprojekt C02) und Ylva Söderfeld (Uppsala University)

26.03.2020 13:15 Uhr – 15:00 Uhr

As we are facing a new global threat in the shape of a virus, the power of medicine becomes both more visible and more ambiguous than ever. Medical concerns are at the center of government politics and justify radical infringements to freedom, and guide the private lives of citizens who comply with intense regimens of hygiene and social distancing. At the same time, past promises of an all-powerful medicine, equipped to overcome any ailment and to reshape human life, clash with a reality where medicine has little to offer to stop the crisis. To begin making sense of what we are experiencing right now, we invite you to join us in a discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic from a medical humanities perspective.