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DESCRIPTION:Join MISC at 4:00 pm on Monday\, February 17th at the Faculty C
 lub (3450 McTavish Street) for the launch of OmiSoore Dryden’s new book\, 
 Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation.\n\nThrough sto
 rytelling\, theorizing and discourse analysis\, this book investigates how
  anti-Black homophobic nation-building policies became enshrined in blood 
 donation.\n\nDr. OmiSoore H. Dryden (she/her/hers)\, a Black queer femme a
 nd professor at Dalhousie University. Her academic appointments include\, 
 founding Director of the Black Studies Research Institute (in STEMM)\, the
  James R Johnston Endowed Research Chair in Black Canadian Studies\, Facul
 ty of Medicine (2019-2024)\, and co-founder and co-lead of the national or
 ganization\, the Black Health Education Collaborative. OmiSoore engages in
  interdisciplinary scholarship and research that focuses on Black LGBTQI c
 ommunities\, blood donation systems in Canada\, and addressing anti-Black 
 racism in healthcare and medical education\, and developing Black health c
 urricular content. Her book\, Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in 
 Blood Donation was published by Fernwood Publishing (Nov 2024).\n\nThe lec
 ture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. This event is free and open 
 to public\; registration is required via Eventbrite.\n\n \n
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SUMMARY:Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation Book Lau
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