Roxboro House Roundtable with Jonathan Metzl

The Jefferson Humanities Forum and Confronting Racism, Bias & Social Injustice Lecture Series are pleased to present Jonathan Metzl.

Following his talk, Jonathan Metzl will join students, faculty and staff in a Roxboro House Roundtable discussion. Presented by the Arlen Specter Center for Public Service, Roxboro Roundtables foster interdisciplinary conversation and learning.

Jonathan Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University. He received his MD from the University of Missouri and a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan. A 2008 Guggenheim fellow, Metzl’s books include The Protest Psychosis, Prozac on the Couch and Against Health. In his latest book, Dying of Whiteness, Metzl travels across America’s heartland to explore how the politics of racial resentment impacts public health.

Each academic year, the Jefferson Humanities Forum explores a thought-provoking theme from a wide range of perspectives, inviting reflection and action around how we improve lives. During 2018-2019, the Jefferson Humanities Forum investigates the theme Fusion.