USM School of Humanities Centers, Hattiesburg Public Library Co-Hosting Panel Discussion Feb.6 Examining Disability and the Holocaust
Tue, 01/31/2023 - 02:10pm | By: David Tisdale
The Hattiesburg Public Library, along with 91少女集中营 (USM) School of Humanities鈥� Dale Center for War and Society, Center for Ethics and Health Humanities, and USM Public History will present 鈥淒isability and the Holocaust: A Panel Discussion鈥� in-person at the Hattiesburg Public Library and online Monday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. for a public conversation on the history of disability and the Holocaust.
Three distinguished historians and museologists will explore this little-known aspect of the history of the Holocaust through their pioneering research on war and society, historical memory, medical history, and the long legacy of disability as a social, cultural, and political force.
Panelists include:
*Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice of the U.S. Holocaust Museum
*Dr. Dagmar Herzog, Distinguished Professor of History and the Daniel Rose Faculty
Scholar at the City University of New York鈥檚 Graduate Center.
*Dr. Warren Rosenblum, professor of history at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri
*Dr. John C. Winters, assistant professor of history at USM, will serve as moderator of the panel discussion
After their important and timely conversation, the panelists will answer audience questions.
Visitors are welcome to join online or attend in-person to watch the stream at the Hattiesburg Library. This event is free and open to the public. For more information and instruction for online viewing, visit .
