Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
Multimedia: Video, Infographic & Audio Highlights
The Oral History Collection is comprised of audio stories recorded by the Center’s founder and director, Dr. Alan Blum. Covering a wide range of tobacco-related issues, these stories represent a personal piece of Dr. Blum’s legacy as not only a renowned anti-tobacco crusader, but also a vocal critic of the medical profession in its handling of the tobacco pandemic. The Oral History Collection is one of the Center’s ongoing projects, so check back periodically for new additions to the collection. (View Legacy Oral History Page Here)
This page features the presentations and talks given by the Center’s founder and director, Dr. Alan Blum. Covering a wide range of tobacco related issues, these stories represent a personal piece of Dr. Blum’s legacy as not only a renowned anti-tobacco crusader, but also a vocal critic of the medical profession in its handling of the tobacco pandemic. Click here to view a selection of academic talks and presentations given by Dr. Blum at the University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences.
The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society is on YouTube. You can find our collection of digitized videos from the long history of tobacco advertising and anti-tobacco activism. Our playlists of videos feature materials hosted in our critically acclaimed exhibitions and give valuable insight into topics such as airlines and smoking, minority targetting by tobacco companies, tobacco company sponsorship of sports, and many more.
Infographics and Posters
Whether made for the National or World Conferences on Tobacco or Health symposiums on the tobacco pandemic or collaborating with the University of Alabama Honors College’s Catherine J. Randall Research Scholars Program the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society hosts the archive of the research posters and infographics. The Center is also actively working on converting the published posters in the collection into interactive webpages check back periodically for new additions.
- Canaries in the Mine: The Airline Flight Attendant’s Fight to End Smoking Aloft
- Digital Media Addiction: An Emerging Problem Among College Students
- The UAE Paradox: Stricter Tobacco Control Policies, But A Stronger Tobacco Industry
- The Filter Fraud: Debunking the Myth of “Safer” as a Key New Strategy of Tobacco Control