Thackray Museum of Medicine Insights Lecture Series: Professor Manuel Barcia Paz and Dr Alexia Moncrieff

Join Professor Manuel Barcia Paz and Dr Alexia Moncrieff from the School of History as they present 'A Shared Struggle: Experimentation, Knowledge and Empire' at the Thackray Museum of Medicine.

There were huge leaps in the discovery and understanding of the treatment of disease in the New Atlantic world of the 19th century, but what was the true human cost of these developments?

Professor Manuel Barcia scrutinises the exchanges and debates had among medical practitioners of the time, and how through practices that included experimenting with human bodies, these ultimately led to new ways of controlling and dominating entire populations.

Dr Alexia Moncrieff tells the story of disability and migration in the British Empire in the aftermath of the First World War. She will explore the ways that gender and respectability shaped the care provided to ex-servicemen and discuss the changing relationship between the veteran and the state.

This lecture is part of the Thackray Museum of Medicine Insights Lecture Series 2023/24.

Location

This lecture will take place at the Thackray Museum of Medicine, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7LN.

Booking details

This is a ticketed event. Book your ticket and find out more about the series on the museum’s website. All tickets include mid-morning refreshments and access to the museum.