The
online panel co-organized in collaboration between SAH and the Epidemic
Urbanism Initiative on health in architecture history, one of the most
informative, diverse and inclusive panels and conversations on health in
architecture history I have attended so far! Thanks SAH & Epidemic Urbanism
Initiative!
For
more on this online event on 2/18:
https://www.sah.org/conferences-and-programs/sah-connects/2022/health-matters-in-architectural-history,
last accessed on 2.18.2022
“The COVID-19 pandemic has re-centered health
in our daily lives and reminded us that the places in which we live, work,
play, and seek care all exert profound influences—intended and otherwise—on
health outcomes. Yet, urban dwellers have long cohabitated with contagious
illnesses, pollutants, and other environmental stressors, and, as a result,
have attempted to create places that promote public and individual health in a
holistic sense. These efforts can be read in built settings at all scales, from
city plans and public parks to hospitals and homes. While there is much
scholarly richness at the intersection of health and the built environment,
this topic is somewhat marginalized in the field of urban and architectural
history.
This panel showcases scholars from a range of disciplines whose work has
productively pivoted with the application of a health-centered lens.
Collectively, these scholars will demonstrate how using a public health lens
can—and should—shed new light on neglected aspects of architectural history and
practice by placing human beings (rather than buildings) in the center of
research and foregrounding new areas of inquiry and opportunities for
interdisciplinary collaboration. Such people- and health-centered partnerships
and directives also have unique potential to foreground the inequities that
have long accompanied and exacerbated the relationships between people, place,
and health, and to better inform and work toward more just, equitable, and
effective architectural interventions. Aiming at creating an inspiring setting,
especially for junior researchers and to promote innovative research on
intersections of health and architectural history, the organizers are planning
to invite five panelists from various fields, including history, science
history, architecture, and public health.
This panel is co-organized in
collaboration with the Epidemic Urbanism Initiative. Founded in
March 2020, the EUI has 1900+ members from more than 90 countries.
Speakers:
·
Louisa Iarocci, University of
Washington
·
Richard J. Jackson, UCLA
·
Bill Leslie, The Johns Hopkins
University
·
Elizabeth Mellyn, University of
New Hampshire
·
Daniela Sandler, University of
Minnesota
Moderators:
·
Caitlin DeClercq, Columbia
University
·
Mohammad Gharipour, Morgan State
University”
