African Studies Workshop Featuring Mike McGovern

Mike McGovern is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. Professor McGovern will be presenting “Uncertainty, Trust, and Ebola: Why Some Guineans Have Rejected Public Health Outreach.” Paul Farmer, Kolokotrones University Professor and chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will be the discussant.A week in advance, the presenter’s paper will be circulated through the Harvard African Studies Workshop listserv. It is assumed that everyone has read the paper before the workshop. After presentation and commentary, Workshop attendees are invited to engage in critique and discussion, under the moderation of the Workshop Chairs.