⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project (DEI | OCCR)
⭐️ Hosted by the Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Arline T. Geronimus on her latest book, Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society--our featured selection for the 2024-2025 Campus Community Book Project. Health equity is often discussed as a matter of gaining access to institutional health care, but what roles do racism and classism play in health outcomes for marginalized populations or demographics? Dr. Geronimus has not only revealed important contributing factors to health disparities, but she also focuses on hope. We welcome the UC Davis community and community members at large to join us in a thoughtful conversation that impacts us all. Moderated by Professor Katherine Florey.

Dr. Arline T. Geronimus is a renowned public health researcher, professor, and author of Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, called a “monumental” book by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist. Fusing science and social justice, Geronimus explores the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. Until now, there has been little discussion about the insidious effects of social injustice on the body. Weathering shifts the paradigm, shining a light on the topic and offering a roadmap for hope.

Katherine Florey is a Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis School of Law. Her research interests include private international law, federal Indian law, civil procedure, and public health law and policy. Within these fields, she is particularly interested in the extraterritorial application of law, theories of jurisdiction, and the powers of tribal courts.