From Individuality to Solidarity: Reconceptualizing Selfhood in Armed Conflict

Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts · Nov 8, 2024 · 33m

Recorded October 3rd, 2024. A hybrid seminar by Dr Ghaiath MA Hussein (Assistant Professor in Medical Ethics and Law, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin) as part of the Medical and Health Humanities Seminar Series. This presentation examines how armed conflict reshapes the concept of self, particularly in the Global South. Drawing from his experiences as a medical doctor and his bioethics background, Dr Hussein will discuss the challenges to informed consent and individual autonomy in war. His journey began at the University of Toronto, where he learned that respect for autonomy and…