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SUMMARY:Strong Bonds\, Affective Labour:  Sexually Transmitted Infections 
 and the Work of History - Dr Richard A. McKay (Department of History and P
 hilosophy of Science)
DTSTART:20180227T174500Z
DTEND:20180227T191500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Rachel E. Holmes
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Dr McKay will draw upon his experiences as a re
 searcher\ninvestigating the recent history of health and disease among gay
  men and other men who had sex with men. He will reflect on his work on\n
 ‘Patient Zero’\, the individual incorrectly and posthumously vilified\
 nas the man to introduce HIV to North America. He will also speak about\nh
 is current Wellcome Trust-funded study\, the Before HIV project\, which\ni
 nvestigates the processes by which the same-sex transmission of\nvenereal 
 disease emerged as a public health concern in the middle of the twentieth 
 century. He will consider the ways in which his historical\npractice has h
 ad to engage with the scientific establishment—in\nco-authoring a study 
 eventually published in 'Nature'\, and in navigating an NHS ethics review 
 process intended primarily for the evaluation of clinical trials. In doing
  so\, Dr McKay will look to find ways of articulating a distinctive humani
 stic value for historical investigation\, one not in service to but in par
 tnership with scientific research.
LOCATION:Gatsby Room\, Wolfson College
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