State of Mind

<p>Time to get out of the hammock, and into the intellectual groove, with a discussion on narrative medicine, a field of study that applies skills used in analyzing literature to medicine, and the impacts of storytelling on our health, work and lives. <strong>Andrew Solomon</strong> is a writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology; winner of the National Book Award; and an activist in LGBTQ rights, mental health, and the arts. He is the author of several books, including <em>The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression</em> and <em>Far from the Tree</em>. He’ll be in conversation with <strong>Danielle Spencer</strong>, scholar, writer, artist, and the author of <em>Metagnosis: Revelatory Narratives of Health and Identity</em> and co-author of <em>The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine</em>. Contributing artists: <strong>Joseph Keckler</strong>, <strong>The Decemberists</strong>.</p>