Dr. Jonathan Shay, M.D.,  PH.D.,

to talk at the University of Michigan

Ann Arbor Campus

 

Acclaimed psychiatrist and best selling author, Dr. Jonathan Shay is a recent winner of the MacArthur Foundation’s Genius Award for his unique perspective on the psychological impact of war. 

 

In his two books “Achilles in Vietnam:  Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character”  & “Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming” he examines the experiences of combat veterans through the lens of the classical texts The Illiad, The Odyssey and The Aeneid. 

 

The lectures are free and open to the public. 

 

 

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Grand Rounds

Restoring the Architecture of Character After Combat Trauma

10:30 to 12:00 pm

Rachel Upjohn Building Auditorium

4250 Plymouth Road

Ann Arbor

 

Main Campus Lecture

Combat Trauma

& the Trials of Homecoming

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Rackham Auditorium

915 E. Washington St.

Ann Arbor

Book signing after the lecture

 

For more information please contact Jane Spinner at jspinner@med.umich.edu.