Phi Beta Kappa, Spring, 2023, Lecture
Wednesday, April 26
4:30 p.m.
Lewis Auditorium
G-76 Goldwin Smith Hall
Writing "Miss Evers’ Boys:" Factual Fiction and Ethical Truth
Cornell theatre professor and physician David Feldshuh will speak about the political consequences of writing fiction from history. His play, "Miss Evers’ Boys," was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and, as an HBO film, won five Emmys, including Best Picture. The context of "Miss Evers’ Boys" is the infamous “Tuskegee Study,” a 40-year government experiment on African American patients. Dr. Feldshuh is the recipient of the Distinguished Service to Public Health Award from the National Center for Bioethics.
