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Speaker: Dr. Ruth Reichard, '85
Time: 12:45-1:45pm
Location: Room 385, Inlow Hall, 530 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN
Contact: Prof. Frank Sullivan at fransull@iu.edu
Please join us to hear Dr. Ruth Reichard,'85 speak about Capital and Commodification: Law and the AIDS Crisis on Thursday, November 3rd at 12:45pm.
This is a free event and registration is encouraged.
Speaker: Dr. Ruth Reichard, Ph.D., American History, Indiana University (2015), J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (1985)
Topic: Capital and Commodification: Law and the AIDS Crisis
Dr. Reichard will discuss the role of the courts during the first two decades of the HIV-AIDS pandemic, including how “blood shield” statutes foreclosed the recovery of damages for people infected via transfusions and commercial blood products. Dr. Reichard’s forthcoming book, Blood and Steel: How AIDS and Deindustrialization Divided a Community, tells the story of internationally famous AIDS victim Ryan White, who was infected through blood treatments, and his hometown of Kokomo, Indiana.
2016-2017 Faculty Colloquium Program Committee:
Frank Sullivan, Jr., Chair; Robert A. Katz; and Xuan-Thao Nguyen
Parking:
Due to road construction on or near campus, we recommended parking at the IU Indianapolis Sports Garage at 875 West New York Street. Please note this is a change from previous years.
Parking is available for a nominal fee (credit/debit card) at the Sports Garage, as well as the Gateway Garage.
