The Institute for the Humanities
and the Medical Humanities Program
at the University of Illinois at Chicago
present three colloquia on
Children, Violence and Families
There is no more contested and disturbing issue than the relationship of children, violence and families. These colloquia will examine that relationship in order to create a dialogue among the medical and legal communities, humanities scholars in a variety of disciplines, and the public at large.
These programs are free and open to the public.
Session I
Promoting Innocence: The Meanings of Child Exploitation
October 22, 1999, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Lecture Center C3, just west of 750 S. Halsted
"Stealing Children: The Erotics of Innocence"
Paula S. Fass, History, University of California, Berkeley
"Does History Matter?"
Anne Higonnet, Art History, Wellesley College
"The Pedophilia of Everyday Life"
Richard D. Mohr, Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Knowing Children"
Ellis Hanson, English, Cornell University
Session II
Politics of Family Violence: The Intersection of Violence and Family Structure
January 28, 2000, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Cardinal Room, Chicago Circle Center, 750 S Halsted
"Violence in the Lives of Young Women in Low Income Communities"
Beth Richie, Criminal Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago
"Violence, Disability, and the Family"
Lisa Thornton, M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Director, KidsRehab
"A Commitment to Children's Policies from a Governmental Perspective"
Shelley Banks, Assistant Children's Policy Advisor, Office of The Attorney General
Session III
Suspicions, Accusations, And Doctors' Dilemmas
March 31, 2000, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Room 206, Chicago Illini Union, 828 S. Wolcott
"Theft of Life: On the Trail of the Child Organ Stealing Rumor"
Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
"Memories of Child Sexual Abuse: Understanding Children's and Adults' Immediate and Delayed Reports"
Bette Bottoms, Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
"Realities and Mythologies in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Conveying Tragic News"
William Ahrens, Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
