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Jim Sullivan on the History of Dunedin Bookshops

Sunday, March 26th, 2017 | Shef Rogers | Comments Off on Jim Sullivan on the History of Dunedin Bookshops

We all know Dunedin is a bookish place, but we may not be as aware of the various elements of infrastructure that create that atmosphere.

We are delighted to be able to host a public lecture by Jim Sullivan, extensively published historian and much loved as the host of Radio NZ’s Sounds Historical.  Jim will present an illustrated lecture on the history of Dunedin bookshops that will help us all to understand and appreciate one of the distinctive elements of our fair city.

Please join us on Wednesday, 3 May, in Archway 2, for what promises to be a very engaging and enjoyable talk.

 

Bioethics Seminar on Anatomy Books

Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 | Shef Rogers | Comments Off on Bioethics Seminar on Anatomy Books

Dr Katherine H. Hall, Senior Lecturer, Department of General Practice and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, will speak on

Images of Anatomy:
Reflections on a Mirror

Monday 13th March 2017 1:00-2:00 pm, Bioethics Seminar Room, Level one, 71 Frederick Street (entry on Frederick Street)

Anatomical atlases have been used for centuries; they used to be called a catoptrum microcosmicum – a mirror into a small world. Three anatomical atlases separated by 400 years will be presented, arguing each reflects not only the times and culture in which they were produced but also the values that the then contemporary medical culture wishes the student to uphold. This acquisition of values endorsed by medicine and the acculturalisation of students can be unconscious and ‘invisible’ to both. Consequences for the ethics of the teaching and learning of contemporary anatomy will be discussed.