Africa Talks: Nguyễn T. Thuỳ-Trang
Cross-Reading Afro-Asia and the Psychiatric Asylum in Vietnam and Algeria, 1945-1962
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time
5-6:30 p.m.
Location
Goodman South Madison Library (2222 S Park St)
Description
Nguyễn, a PhD candidate at the Department of Geography will examine radical psychiatric/psychotherapeutic praxis in Vietnam and Algeria post-WWII, within a broader theoretical framing of Afro-Asia intimacies, postcolonial studies, decoloniality, and critical social theory from the Global South. Sadat Abiri will respond to Nguyễn's research as a community panelist and a distinguished Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in the field of mental health.
Cost
Free