Events with Beth Linker

Past Talks & Presentations

November 13, 2024 – Beth Linker discusses the historical origins of the posture sciences in the early twentieth century. Linker explains how, despite a lack of physical evidence, upright posture became a widely accepted indicator of health and failures of form a sign of future disability and disease. Learn more

September 19, 2024 – Sorrels, Katherine and Beth Linker. “Beth Linker in conversation with Katherine Sorrels discussing and signing Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America.” Joseph-Beth. Live presentation in Cincinnati, Ohio. Learn more

September 18, 2024 – Linker, Beth. “Posture Myths and Truths: The Scientific Origins of Our Health Beliefs about Slouching.” Miami University. Live presentation in Oxford, Ohio. Learn more

September 16, 2024 – Linker, Beth. “Posture Myths and Truths: The Scientific Origins of Our Health Beliefs about Slouching.” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Live presentation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Learn more

July 18, 2024 – Linker, Beth, and Jaipreet Virdi. “Slouch.” A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation. Live presentation in Washington, D.C.

April 18, 2024 – Larosa, Emilie C.K., and Beth Linker. “Global Discovery Series: The Importance of Disability Scholarship,” Penn Alumni. Learn more