CAFE DES SCIENCES

The next “Café des sciences” will take place on April, 19th at Kiosko at 8 PM. The French Institute welcomes Mayan Lalush, doctoral candidate in Middle Eastern studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI).

Since 2020, she has been a member of a European transnational research team (ERC) within the department of HUJI of studies dedicated to the contemporary Middle East. Entitled "Under the microscope: controlling female bodies in French Algeria", Mayan Lalush's lecture, given in English, will focus on the medicalization of female bodies during the French colonial period in Algeria.

Mayan Lalush's researches can be considered as a cross between of colonial history, medical history and gender studies. She studies medicine as a tool for imposing colonial power on local populations. She explores the medicalization of women in Algeria – Berbers, Arabs, Muslims, and Jews – following the French model of healing and curing. Mayan Lalush’s research examines the interactions and reciprocities between female patients – young mothers, pregnant women, and prostitutes – and French medical and administrative representatives within colonial institutions.

In this café des sciences, Mayan Lalush will tell us about her fascinating subject of study, based both on her knowledge of the Middle East and medical practice and also on her academic experience abroad. She will present case studies from her scientific research.

Please, register on EventBrite : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafe-des-sciencescontrolling-female-bodies-in-french-algeriamayan-lalush-tickets-607546496927

We hope to see you at Kiosko on the 19th of April !

???? Wednesday 19th of April, 8 p.m.

 ????  Kiosko | HaRav Yizkhak Yedidya Frenkel 31, Tel Aviv

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