This event is in the past.It took place on May 27, 2026 at Faction Brewing.
Educational Talk
Educational TalkSipping beer while learning how snake oil salesmen and "hysteria" cures shaped American medicine. Dr. Vivian Wolf traces centuries of medical myths, from 19th-century spa scams to modern detox teas, with a disability studies lens that questions why we think bodies need fixing.
Educational talk
History lecture
Brewery event
Disability studies
Tips
♿disability-centered critique of "cure" rhetoric
🚚check online calendar for daily food truck
Profs and Pints: A History of Mythical Cures
Alameda
Educational TalkEducational TalkSipping beer while learning how snake oil salesmen and "hysteria" cures shaped American medicine. Dr. Vivian Wolf traces centuries of medical myths, from 19th-century spa scams to modern detox teas, with a disability studies lens that questions why we think bodies need fixing.
Educational talk
History lecture
Brewery event
Disability studies
Tips
♿disability-centered critique of "cure" rhetoric
🚚check online calendar for daily food truck
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