Join the Lehman Center for American History and the RBML for “Chronic Complication: Diabetes, Amputations, and Race in America,” a Lecture by Dr. Richard M. Mizelle, Jr. 

Event date: Thursday, February 4th, 2021
Event time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm EST
Register for the Zoom event here

Chronic Complication: Diabetes, Amputations, and Race in America

Lecture by Dr. Richard M. Mizelle, Jr. (University of Houston)

Amputations are an additional chronic disease on top of chronic diabetes, and fears of amputation-related deaths are nothing new.  Amputations reflect generational neglect and inequality.  This lecture focuses on the disability, stigma, and medicalization of diabetes-related amputations in vulnerable landscapes and places. 

Register for the Zoom event here.

Richard M. Mizelle, Jr. is Associate Professor of History at the University of Houston.  His research focuses on the intersections of race, medicine, environment, and technology in America.

Part of the Lehman Center for American History’s 2020-21 “Race, Inequality, and Health” lecture series. Co-sponsored by the Center for Science and Society.