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History of Medicine work-in-progress (May 16): “Blind in Palestine: Stories of Treating Trachoma”

By Megan Fraser on Mon, 2014-05-12 05:10

UCLA History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Research Forum is a series which provides opportunities for faculty, students, staff, and visiting researchers to present recent work or unfinished work-in-progress in an informal, presentation-and-discussion format. Programs are held at lunchtime (sandwiches provided to those who make reservations), one or more Fridays per quarter during the academic year, in the Rare Book Room on the 4th floor of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. The next program, on Friday, May 16, at 12:00 noon, will be a presentation by Anat Mooreville (PhD candidate in History, UCLA Department of History) on “Blind in Palestine: Stories of Treating Trachoma.” Abstract: Trachoma was a major public health threat in Palestine during the first half of the twentieth century, with upwards of thirty percent of Jews and seventy percent of Arabs afflicted at the start of the British Mandate. Trachoma was doubly marked: first, as a disease of poor hygiene and primitive culture owing to its particular etiology; and second, as a “blinding scourge of the East,” as a result of regional endemicity. The American-sponsored Hadassah Medical Organization conducted an intensive “war against trachoma” starting in 1918 by employing one or two "traveling oculists" to conduct periodic trachoma checks in school children throughout the Yishuv. I comb the reports of the “traveling oculist” to elucidate how the campaign operated and was refashioned over a twenty-year period, and how the anti-trachoma campaign served to create a visual and medical distinction between Jews and the Orient in a time of nationalist development. However, fierce physician competition meant that not all eye doctors could find work in the Jewish sector. I analyze multiple first-person narratives of ophthalmologists' experiences in private practice—an arena often missing in the archives—that document how physicians sought out or fell into establishing practices for Arab patients. Looking at both experiences reveals how trachoma was a platform for multiple models of interactions with the East, and how eye doctors also functioned as ethnographers, hygienists, and pioneers. Box lunches (or buffet of various salads) are provided to attendees who reserve a seat by noon on the previous Monday (in this case, May 12th); coffee and water will be available; attendees should bring their own other beverages.  Reservations received after that time will not have lunch orders (please be advised that we require reservations because we must submit a list of confirmed attendees when placing our food order). Seating is limited and is not guaranteed without a reservation. Reservations may be made by contacting History and Special Collections for the Sciences (voice: 310.825.6940; email: speccoll-medsci@library.ucla.edu).  We can accommodate up to 40 attendees. We are looking forward to seeing some familiar as well as new faces at this and upcoming programs, and welcome feedback and recommendations. The UCLA History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Research Forum (this is the 18th meeting) is made possible by the Program in Social Studies in Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and by History & Special Collections for the Sciences, UCLA Library Special Collections.

Upcoming programs:

Looping Genomes: Diagnostic Expansion and the Genetic Makeup of the Autism Population Monday, 2 June 2014 at 4:00 pm Gil Eyal, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University This meeting is additionally co-sponsored by the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Program in the UCLA Department of History. Making LSD a Psychotomimetic in Los Angeles, 1950s-1960s Friday, 6 June 2014 at 12:30 pm Rob Schraff, PhD candidate in History  

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2011 Bonnie Cashin Lecture

By Lucinda Newsome on Mon, 2011-03-21 07:37

 

Image of Professor Stephen Cooper, author of Full of Life: A Biography of John Fante welcomed at the UCLA Library Special Collections.

UCLA Library Special Collections welcomed a standing room only crowd on March 10 for the 2011 Bonnie Cashin Lecture by Prof. Stephen Cooper, author of Full of Life: A Biography of John Fante. The talk, The Road to John Fante's Los Angeles: A Biographer Reflects, told the story of the twenty-four year old Cooper's discovery of the work of John Fante (1909-1983), which happened when he stumbled on a copy of Ask the Dust in a second-hand bookshop. Cooper's ensuing years of research on the once-forgotten author gained him the trust of Fante's widow Joyce, who ultimately gave Cooper access to her husband's papers, along with her blessing to tell the story of his life and work. Cooper's work has served to create a remarkable afterlife for Fante as a central figure in the literary identity of Los Angeles, and was instrumental in leading to the 2009 acquisition of Fante's papers by UCLA Library Special Collections, where they are now preserved and available for research. The lecture was held in conjunction with the opening of an exhibit of highlights from the Fante archive. John Fante: A Life in the Works, curated by Daniel Gardner, will be on view through June 2011 in the Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections. Fashion designer Bonnie Cashin was a pioneer of American sportswear and one of the most innovative American designers of her time. Her legacy to the UCLA Library includes her archive, the Bonnie Cashin Collection of Fashion, Theater, and Film Costume Design, and the endowed Bonnie Cashin Lecture Series, bringing gifted individuals from varied creative pursuits to UCLA Library Special Collections to celebrate the creative process and to preserve the legacy of Cashin’s remarkable life and work.

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  • Visit the Bonnie Cashin archive
  • See event photos, courtesy of Salvador Zapien.
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