Somatosphere welcomes you to the February edition of “In the Journals.” Scroll through our monthly round up of new research across anthropology, STS and social science journals. American Anthropologist A forgetful ethnography: Memory, memoir, and brain injuries Denielle Elliott In this paper, I consider how one writes an ethnographic memoir about memories, time, and our […]
Narrating the Many Autisms: Identity, Agency, Mattering by Anna Stenning (Routledge: 2024) Over the past few decades, narrative has become an increasingly popular medium for autistic people to share their experiences, but there remains an underdeveloped framework for interpreting such accounts. Dr Anna Stenning’s groundbreaking monograph addresses this theoretical gap, surveying a range of life […]
Podcast with Ruth Prince, Professor of Medial Anthropology at the Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, in conversation with Thandeka Cochrane, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King’s College, London. In this episode we speak to Ruth Prince, a medical anthropologist with decades of experience working in western Kenya. We chat to Ruth about her latest […]
