An online lecture series with workshops
This programme of lectures and workshops on the social aspects of sickle cell is aimed at university-level students. It is given by Professor Dyson and based on the book Sickle Cell and the Social Sciences. There are twelve lectures in the series, ranging in length from 30-50 minutes, together with a number of associated workshops. The workshops go into more background detail on particular issue: They are freely available at: https://sickle.our.dmu.ac.uk/
Lectures
Introductory Lecture: Basics of Sickle Cell
Lecture 1: Sickle Cell and the Simplifications of Science
Lecture 2: Why Genes are not “For” Sickle Cell
Lecture 3: A “Long” History of Sickle Cell: Sickle Cell and Malaria
Lecture 4: A “Short” History of Sickle Cell: Sickle Cell in 20th Century USA
Lecture 5: Sickle Cell Trait and Deaths in Athletics and the Military
Lecture 6:Sickle Cell and Deaths in Custody (State Contact)
Lecture 7: Ethnicity, Migration and Sickle Cell
Lecture 8: Genetic Carriers and Ante-Natal Screening
Lecture 9: Newborn Screening: Lessons from Ghana
Lecture 10: SCD and the Social Model of Disability: Lessons from Nigeria
Lecture 11: Sickle Cell in Schools
Lecture 12: Sickle Cell and Employment