Comparative Human Development Workshop

 

The Comparative Human Development workshop is designed to foster discussion between the complementary disciplines of anthropology, psychology, biology, and sociology. Comparative human development scholars investigate social issues of the human lifespan ranging from micro to macro level analyses. The workshop is specifically concerned with the ways in which the person and her or his well-being are defined and developed in diverse environmental and sociocultural contexts. The workshop provides a space for scholars to stay abreast of the latest development in research in these areas through presentation of both graduate students and faculty.

 

FACULTY SPONSORS: Bert Cohler (bert@uchicago.edu) and Rick Shweder (rshd@uchicago.edu).

 

STUDENT COORDINATORS: Daryl Mortensen (dmortensen@uchicago.edu) and Michael Chladek (mchladek@uchicago.edu).

 

TIME: Tuesday, 12:00–1:30 p.m (Except 2nd Tuesday of the month)

 

LOCATION: Henry Hinds Laboratory 101 (Map)

 

The following is the current CHD Workshop Schedule.  As the scheduled speakers and topics are updated, this site will be updated and notifications will be sent out through the Human Development listserve.  Please check back to this site for the most updated information.

 

Last updated: Sunday, September 27, 2009

 

 

 

 

Fall Quarter 2009

 

 

 

October 6th

 

Rick Shweder

Professor, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago 
 

ÒSome Hazards of Moral ThinkingÓ

 

Location: Henry Hinds Laboratory 101 (Map)

 

 

 

October 20th

 

Huong Nguyen

Doctoral Candidate, School of Social Service Adminstration

University of Chicago

 

ÒFrom Vanguards of Revolution to Vanguards of Consumption: Discourse about Adolescence in Vietnam (1975-1986)Ó

 

Location: Henry Hinds Laboratory 101 (Map)

 

 

 

October 27th

 

John Lucy, Margaret Beale Spencer, & Dario Maestripieri

Professors, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

ÒCareers in Human Development PanelÓ

 

***Location: Judd Hall 313*** (Map)

 

 

 

Special Session: Friday, October 30th, 4:00 – 5:30pm

 

Steven R. Brown

Professor, Department of Political Science

Kent State University

 

"The Science of Subjectivity: Methodology, Identity, and Deep Structures"

 

Papers:

Imagery, Mood, and the Public Expression of Opinion

The Science of Subjectivity

                                                                                                                                                                               

***Location: Judd Hall 313*** (Map)

 

 

 

November 3rd

 

Bert Cohler

Professor, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

"Psychological Approaches to the Study of Personal Accounts: The Holocaust (Shoah) Memoirs of Elie Weisel and Leon Weliczker Wells"

 

Paper:

Life Writing in the Shadow of the Shoah

                                                                                                                                                                               

Location: Henry Hinds Laboratory 101 (Map)

 

 

 

November 17th

 

Amy Sousa

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

"Deceptively Normal: The Ethics of Care in Indian Psychiatric Clinics"

 

Location: Henry Hinds Laboratory 101 (Map)

 

 

 

November 24th

 

Christine Nutter

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

ÒBetween Play and Discipline: A Developmental Approach to Understanding

'Violence' in MoroccoÓ

 

Location: Henry Hinds Laboratory 101 (Map)

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Quarter 2010

 

 

 

January 19th

 

Greg Thompson

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

"Transforming Subjectivity in a Real-Time Tutoring Interaction"

 

Location: TBD

 

 

 

January 26th

 

Kristen Schilt

Professor, Department of Sociology

University of Chicago

 

TBD

 

Location: TBD   

 

 

 

February 2nd

 

Ben Smith

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

ÒOf Marbles and (Little) Men: Language, Bad Luck, and the Development of Amyara MasculinityÓ 

Location: TBD

 

 


February 16th

 

Penny Visser

Professor, Department of Psychology

University of Chicago

 

TBD

 

Location: TBD

 

 

 

February 23rd

 

Christy Hoffman

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

"The Effects of Rhesus Macaque Age on Maternal Investment"

 

Location: TBD

 

 

 

March 2nd

Visiting Speaker

 

Kenneth Gergen

Professor, Department of Psychology

Swarthmore College

 

TBD

 

Location: TBD

 

 

 

 

Spring Quarter 2010

 

 

 

 

April 6th

 

Teofilo Reyes

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

TBD

 

Location: TBD

 

 

 

April 20th

Visiting Speaker

 

Tyler Lorig

Professor, Department of Psychology

Washington & Lee University

 

TBD

 

Location: TBD

 

 

 

April 27th

Visiting Speaker

 

H. James Birx

Professor, Departments of Anthropology, Criminal Justice, and Sociology

Canisius College

 

ÒInterpreting Evolution: Consequences for Anthropology"

 

Location: TBD

 

 

May 4th

 

Rachel Brezis

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

ÒSocial and Non-Social Memory in Adolescents with Autism: At the Juncture of Biological, Cognitive, and Social DevelopmentÓ

 

Location: TBD

 

 

May 18th

Visiting Speaker

 

Sara Goldrick-Rab

Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies

University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

TBD

 

Location: TBD

 

 

 

May 25th

 

Johanne Eliacin

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development

University of Chicago

 

"Ethnic Identity, Cultural Loss, and the Risks of Schizophrenia"

 

Location: TBD