Sander Gilman, Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emory University, will visit the UBC campus October 20-24 as Green College’s Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor. A literary and cultural historian, Gilman is the author or editor of over 80 books. His Fat: A Cultural History of Obesity appeared in 2008; his most recent edited volume, Race and Contemporary Medicine: Biological Facts and Fictions, was published in the same year.
Gilman will be delivering a series of free public lectures at a variety of venues across UBC during his visit.
For the full program, and to learn more about Sander Gilman and the CIGVP program, visit http://www.greencollege.ubc.ca/the_college_community/cecil_h_and_ida_green_visiting_professors/featured.php
