Autism, Culture, and the Influence of the West

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Jennifer C. Sarrett, PhD, MEd
Date: 
Monday, November 7, 2022 - 17:00 to 18:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Zoom
Contact Person: 
Lisa Parker
Contact Email: 
lisap@pitt.edu

In this talk, Dr. Sarrett will discuss her research on parental and professional experiences of autism in Kerala, India and Atlanta, Georgia. This work demonstrates how Westernization influences the ways non-Western cultures integrate concepts of autism into their cultural concepts of illness, family, and normality. She will discuss this work in the context of global bioethics, global disability studies, and the unidirectional nature of psychiatric influence. Register on the Zoom link!

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No