12:00
London School of Economics
October 16
CLM.2.02, Clement House
Join the Department of International Development for the book launch of Lioba Hirsch's book Antiblackness and Global Health. A response to Ebola in the Colonial Wake.
At this event Myfanwy James will be in conversation with Lioba Hirsch. Using Hirsch’s recently published book Antiblackness and Global Health. A response to Ebola in the Colonial Wake as a starting point Lioba and Myfanwy will discuss the persistent coloniality of global health interventions on the African continent, the racial and racist entanglements of humanitarian responses to medical emergencies and the methodological, intellectual and practical possibilities to foreground postcolonial voices in this debate.
About the speaker
Lioba Hirsch is an interdisciplinary Black geographer working on antiblackness and colonialism in global health. Her current and recent research projects have focused on the colonial politics of global health events, such as the 2014-16 EVD outbreak in West Africa and global health institutions, such as LSHTM or MSF.
About the chair
Myfanwy James is an assistant professor in international development and humanitarian emergencies. Her work examines the politics of humanitarian intervention in contexts of conflict and displacement, with a regional focus on the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Please note that this event will not be streamed or recorded and will take place under Chatham House Rules.