2018 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities with Rita Charon HMS '78
Monday, October 15th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm (Warner Theater)
Dr. Rita Charon, founder of the field of narrative medicine, will deliver the 2018 Jefferson Lecture on Monday, October 15th at the Warner Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. The lecture, “To See the Suffering: The Humanities Have What Medicine Needs,” is a free public event and will also stream live online. The lecture is the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.
“In her pioneering work in narrative medicine, Rita Charon has shown the amazing power of the humanities in healing both mind and body,” said NEH Chairman Jon Parrish Peede. “She has played an essential role in reminding us that the humanities also enrich the lives of caregivers, not just their patients. Her scholarship gets to the very core of the human condition.”
Free tickets are available through online registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-jefferson-lecture-in-the-humanities-tickets-50183869304
Read more about the NEH Jefferson Lecture and Dr. Rita Charon at www.neh.gov
When all the tickets are spoken for please email media@neh.gov to inquire about the standby line.
Please note that Eventbrite confirmations are proof of registration only. All tickets will be held at NEH-staffed Will Call tables in the lobby of the theatre on the evening of the event. All tickets will be general admission and seating is first-come first-served. The first ten alumni to respond to media@neh.gov will receive an invitation to attend a special pre-lecture cocktail reception to meet speaker and HMS’78, Rita Charon from 6-7 PM on October 15.