Beyond Health: 2021 Research Theme

Feminist Research Institute Director Kalindi Vora and Program Manager Anna Ward examine FRI's 2020-21 research theme, #BeyondHealth.
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Whose health matters?
How do we leverage “health” in order to create more just and equitable futures?
What are the limitations or dangers of doing so?
What is health and what does it do for our imaginations to think through that framing? How does an issue become understood as a health issue? What is at stake in defining an issue as a health issue? How does framing an issue as a health issue shape who is called to the discussion, who is left out, and who is positioned as having answers?
And finally, what would it mean to think beyond health?
“Pre-Covid 19, health was already a crisis issue in the US. We bring together scholars and practitioners across disciplines to sort through the complexity of what we mean by ‘health,’ and what needs to be done to address health crises.” - Dr. Vora