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The Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights
at the Human Rights Institute
invites you to a public lecture by
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Peter Redfield
(University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
"Humanitarian Goods
and the Global Space of Aid"
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
5:00-6:30pm
Oak Hall 117
Peter Redfield, Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will share insights from his new book, Life in Crisis: The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders (University of California, 2013).
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Life in Crisis tells the story of M�decins Sans Fronti�res (Doctors Without Borders or MSF) and its effort to "save lives" on a global scale. Begun in 1971 as a French alternative to the Red Cross, MSF has grown into an international institution with a reputation for outspoken protest as well as technical efficiency. It has also expanded beyond emergency response, providing for a wider range of endeavors, including AIDS care. Yet its seemingly simple ethical goal proves deeply complex in practice, and MSF continually faces the problem of defining its own limits. Redfield's analysis of MSF's organizational history illustrates both the logic and the tensions of casting humanitarian medicine into a leading role in international affairs.
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Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is co-sponsored by the Medical Anthropology Forum.
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Learn more about the Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights
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