Antropython is the name of a blog by a student of anthropology at the University of Oslo. She has started to blog in English (previously only in Polish), so here is an excerpt from an interesting post by her on the power of medicine and how medicine ch… more »
Category: "medical anthropology / ethnobothany"
by lorenz on Jan 25, 2006 in Africa, applied anthropology, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, books, music, interdisciplinary • 2 comments »
In a new book, Gregory F. Barz, professor of ethnomusicology at Vanderbilt University documents the effective role music and the arts are playing in the fight against AIDS in Uganda. It's according to the official press release the first book of an emer… more »
by lorenz on Jan 15, 2006 in politics, applied anthropology, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, Northern America, anthropology (general)
In the current discussion on reforming the American public health care system, ethnographic perspectives are especially needed — and sadly lacking, Sarah Horton and Louise Lamphere write in Anthropology News January 2006. They call for an "Anthropology o… more »
by lorenz on Oct 2, 2005 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers
With so many debates going on about the future of anthropological publishing, it is good to know that things are happening. At least in neighboring fields. A few month ago, a new journal was launched: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine with papers… more »
In the August 2005 issue of The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Jocelyn Grace reviews the book "Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective" by Ann McElroy and Patricia Townsend. The review is interesting, especially because it addresses differen… more »
by lorenz on Apr 28, 2005 in culture traditions, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, books, fieldwork / methods, Northern America
USA Today
Medical anthropologist and University of California-San Francisco professor Sharon Kaufman, relies on extensive research and two years of firsthand observations in three hospitals. Kaufman's book wrestles with death and dying. She describes… more »
Tucson Weekly
Divination and Healing: Potent Vision, a scholarly collection of articles from the University of Arizona Press, examines a number of divinatory systems in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Divination is present, to some extent, in all cultu… more »
Christian Science Monitor
Awareness levels around the world are higher than they've ever been, but so is the pace at which the virus spread, according to the report. The real hurdle, say observers, is translating awareness into behavior change, and th… more »
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