Please join us for a multi-POD discussion centered around the 2024-2025 UW Go Big Read selection, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig. This is an excellent opportunity to interact with members from all five Paths of Distinction (Bioethics, Interprofessional Practice and Education, Medical Education, Public Health, and Research).
Reading the book prior to the event is not required. All are welcome and encouraged to attend, whether you have read the book or are just curious about its message and arguments.
Agenda
- Introductions – 15 min
- Book Summary – 20 min
- Small group discussion – 25 min
- Large group debrief of small group discussions – 20 min
- Closing – 5 min
FREE COPIES: Free copies of the book are available to Path of Distinction students at the Ebling Library circulation desk. Just let the desk staff know you are a Path of Distinction student looking to obtain the Go Big Read book. An ebook version can be accessed here.
Author Interview: For those who are interested, a good closed captioned interview about the book with the author is available here. (Note that the speed of the video can be modulated by clicking on the gear icon.)
You may direct questions to Nicole Senter (POD-Bioethics administrator) at nicole.senter@wisc.edu.
RSVP here – Dinner will be provided to those who RSVP by May 9th at noon
Hosted by:
Path of Distinction in Bioethics
Path of Distinction in Interprofessional Practice and Education
Path of Distinction in Medical Education
Path of Distinction in Public Health
Path of Distinction in Research
