Latest Past Events

Doctors Are In: Conversations in Humanities and Health

Trent Hall Room 037A - Health Humanities Lab 310 Trent Dr., Durham

The "Doctors Are In" series brings together a humanities scholar and a health care provider to engage in conversation on mutual interests, different professional practices and frames for similar concerns. The third event in this series will feature Dr. Raymond Barfield and Dr. Jeff Polish. Join us for a light reception beginning at 5:15 pm[...]

The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Using Tolstoy to Teach about Empathy and End of Life

Bostock 127: The Edge Workshop Room 411 Chapel Drive, Durham

Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, tells the story of the agonizing illness and the death of its central character. This iconic work of literature portrays Ivan's difficult reflections about a life lived without purpose and his direct experience with suffering and mortality. The Death of Ivan Ilyich is now widely used[...]