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10th MIT Global Humanities Forum on “Rethinking healing—from ancient wisdom to modern medicine” on May 8 (online)

Dear colleagues, students, and friends, Join us for the 2026 GHI 10th Forum! This session introduces the GHI Pillar Medicine & the Healing Arts, and its projects.   10th GHI Forum Title: Rethinking healing—from ancient wisdom to modern medicine Date: May 8, 2026, 10:00–11:30 AM EST Where: Online (Zoom Registration Link: LINK) Speakers: Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim, Michael Stanley-Baker, Joaquín Terrones 【Abstract】 What can history teach us about the big challenges faced by medicine in the world today?  Our pillar is tapping into historically rooted medical knowledge as resources for new directions for enhancing both medical practice and public understanding of health and well-being.   We examine ways by which diverse societies have historically defined and practiced health, thus gaining valuable insights into mind-body connections, preventive care, personalised medicine and healthier links with the environment.  By considering how traditional medicines are transformed, or forgotten in modern health care systems, we seek better avenues for modern nation-states to take advantage of their medical heritage.This work advocates for a broader, multi-epistemological therapeutic perspective that incorporates insights from traditional medical practices. By exploring a multi-pronged approach to the understanding of health and healing, our pillar will provide insights and tools from medical history and anthropology for the […]

Lit Tea

MIT Building 14N-417

Spring 2026 Lit Tea Date: Mondays (except holidays) Time: 4:15pm - 5:45pm Location: Building 14, Room 14N-417 Come by for snacks & tea with Literature Section friends, instructors, & students!

32-123 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge

MIT RAP CLUB Presents: "The Current State of Rap Theory" with Professor/Scholar Wasalu Jaco A.K.A. Lupe Fiasco. This Is Not A Concert. Open to the public. Space is Limited. First come, first served.

Literature Section
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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