The first part of the In the Journals post for June 2017 can be found here. And now, for part two…
SPECIAL ISSUE: Communicating Mental Health
Introduction: historical contexts to communicating mental health
Rebecca Wynter and Leonard Smith
…Contemporary discussions around language, stigma and care in mental health, the messages these elements transmit, and the means
Anthropology and Aging (open access)
Yeori Park
…This study analyzes the social context in China where the elderly participate in collective physical training, a cultural activity specific to the country. For this study, senior citizens aged 60 or above who participated
Please enjoy the article round-up for the month of May! This post was put together in collaboration with Ann Marie Thornburg.
Plant matters: Buddhist medicine and economies of attention in postsocialist Siberia
Tatiana Chudakova
…Buddhist medicine (sowa rigpa) in Siberia frames the natural world as overflowing with therapeutic potencies: “There is nothing in the world that
On difference and doubt as tools for critical engagement with public health
Catherine M. Will
…This paper argues that critical public health should reengage with public health as practice by drawing on versions of Science and Technology Studies (STS) that ‘de-centre the human’ and by seeking alternative forms of critique to work inspired by Foucault. Based on
This is Part II of March’s article round-up. You can find part I here.
In addition to the articles below, Theory, Culture and Society features an interview with Michel Foucault from 1983.
Everything and nothing: regulating embryo research in Canada
Alana Cattapan & Dave Snow
This article examines how medical and scientific professionals experience …
Here is Part I of our March article round-up.
A Dog’s Life: Suffering Humanitarianism in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Greg Beckett
In the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, most residents are dependent on humanitarian and foreign assistance for food, services, aid, and jobs. Yet, some residents feel that the conditions under which such aid is provided actively blocks their …