Sari Altschuler's guest appearances

Sari Altschuler

Ben Franklin's World

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Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin

Stephen Fried

Tyson Reeder

Zara Anishanslin

Benjamin Rush

Michael Hattem

Jen Manion

Carolyn Eastman

Lisa Brooks

Joseph Smith

Paul Revere

John Ryan

Kevin Dawson

Jennifer Morgan

OwlTail

David Weimer

At the 288th Annual Dinner, the Library Company of Philadelphia launched the First Biennial Innovation Award to recognize a project whose urgency renews disciplinary engagements with broader social issues, chafes against disciplinary boundaries, and whose content or forms might not be legible as scholarship within the university rewards structures.In this month's episode, Dr. Will Fenton spoke with co-recipients of First Biennial Innovation Award, Dr. Sari Altschuler and Dr. David Weimer. Sari Altschuler is Associate Professor of English, Associate Director of the Humanities Center, and Founding Director of Health, Humanities, and Society at Northeastern University. David Weimer earned his Ph.D. in English from Harvard University and has been the Librarian for Cartographic Collections and Learning at the Harvard Map Collection since 2016. Dr. Sari Altschuler and Dr. David Weimer's Touch This Page! Making Sense of the Ways We Read embodies work that critically and creatively expands the possibilities of humanistic scholarship. Touch This Page not only enlivens issues of disability history through the widely shared experience of reading, but also illustrates how and why digital humanities projects must expand beyond visual forms. Notably, this project draws inspiration from the Library Company's collections and 2016 Common Touch exhibition.The conversation begins with Samuel Gridley Howe, Specimen of Medium Type. Boston, 1841. 11865.F (Zinman). https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A118667 https://www.touchthispage.com/

At the 288th Annual Dinner, the Library Company of Philadelphia launched the First Biennial Innovation Award to recognize a project whose urgency renews disciplinary engagements with broader social issues, chafes against disciplinary boundaries, and whose content or forms might not be legible as scholarship within the university rewards structures. In this month's episode, Dr. Will Fenton spoke with co-recipients of First Biennial Innovation Award, Dr. Sari Altschuler and Dr. David Weimer. Sari Altschuler is Associate Professor of English, Associate Director of the Humanities Center, and Founding Director of Health, Humanities, and Society at Northeastern University. David Weimer earned his Ph.D. in English from Harvard University and has been the Librarian for Cartographic Collections and Learning at the Harvard Map Collection since 2016. Dr. Sari Altschuler and Dr. David Weimer's Touch This Page! Making Sense of the Ways We Read embodies work that critically and creatively expands the possibilities of humanistic scholarship. Touch This Page not only enlivens issues of disability history through the widely shared experience of reading, but also illustrates how and why digital humanities projects must expand beyond visual forms. Notably, this project draws inspiration from the Library Company's collections and 2016 Common Touch exhibition. The conversation begins with Samuel Gridley Howe, Specimen of Medium Type. Boston, 1841. 11865.F (Zinman). <a href="https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A118667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A118667</a> <a href="https://www.touchthispage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.touchthispage.com/</a>

Season 2, Episode 5: Touch This Page! (Dr. Sari Altschuler & Dr. David Weimer)

Did you know that imagination once played a key role in the way Americans understood and practiced medicine? Sari Altschuler, an Assistant Professor of English at Northeastern University and author of The Medical Imagination: Literature and Health in the Early United States, joins us to investigate the ways early American doctors used imagination in their practice and learning of medicine. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/263   Sponsor Links  Omohundro Institute The Ben Franklin's World Shop   Complementary Episodes  Episode 005: Jeanne Abrams, Revolutionary Medicine Episode 116: Erica Charters, Disease &amp; the Seven Years War Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments Episode 133: Patrick Breen, The Nat Turner Revolt Episode 174: Thomas Apel, Yellow Fever in the Early Republic Episode 251: Cameron Strang, Frontiers of Science    Listen!   Apple Podcasts Spotify  Google Podcasts  Ben Franklin's World iOS App  Ben Franklin's World Android App   Helpful Links  Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter   *Books purchased through the links on this post will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.

Did you know that imagination once played a key role in the way Americans understood and practiced medicine? <a href="https://www.sarialtschuler.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sari Altschuler</a>, an Assistant Professor of English at Northeastern University and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812249860/?tag=BFWorld-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Medical Imagination: Literature and Health in the Early United States</a>, joins us to investigate the ways early American doctors used imagination in their practice and learning of medicine. Show Notes: <a href="http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/263</a> Sponsor Links <ul> <li><a href="https://oieahc.wm.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Omohundro Institute</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ben Franklin's World Shop</a></li> </ul> Complementary Episodes <ul> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/005" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 005: Jeanne Abrams, Revolutionary Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/116" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 116: Erica Charters, Disease &amp; the Seven Years War</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/127" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/133" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 133: Patrick Breen, The Nat Turner Revolt</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/174" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 174: Thomas Apel, Yellow Fever in the Early Republic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/251" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 251: Cameron Strang, Frontiers of Science</a></li> </ul> Listen! <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-franklins-world-a-podcast-about-early-american-history/id946895107?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2oghPc2yt6aLqQHVTBs8tZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2JlbmZyYW5rbGluc3dvcmxkLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vZ3Bt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ben-franklins-world/id1034881337?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ben Franklin's World iOS App</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benfranklinsworld.android.ben&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ben Franklin's World Android App</a></li> </ul> Helpful Links <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/benfranklinsworld/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Ben Franklin's World F</a>acebook Group</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/BFWorldPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BenFranklinsWorld/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page</a></li> <li><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/67/608698667.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter</a></li> </ul> *Books purchased through the links on this post will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.

263 Sari Altschuler, The Medical Imagination