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Anthropologist at Brunel University of London, co-host of The Migration Menu podcast (www.themigrationmenu.com), co-editor of the journal Medical Anthropology, and author of “Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian.”

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Medical Anthropology Quarterly | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library Achieving a target of zero—zero disease, zero disability, and zero discrimination—has become the dominant focus of campaigns to control or eliminate diseases, from HIV/AIDS to malaria to leprosy. Giv...

Counter-intuitive though it seems, people affected by #leprosy are often the most ambivalent about endgame strategies to eradicate the disease. In this new piece in #MAQ I ask why that might be the case. Available FREE from this link: doi.org/10.1111/maq....

#india #anthropology #leprosy

18.12.2024 13:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Plate of Sri Lankan food as an offering to Buddha

Plate of Sri Lankan food as an offering to Buddha

Buddhist lay devotees, dressed in white, queue at a table from which they are served tea or coffee, and butter cake

Buddhist lay devotees, dressed in white, queue at a table from which they are served tea or coffee, and butter cake

A kitchen table full of platters of fruit and other offerings that are being prepared for a Dana in the London Buddhist vihara

A kitchen table full of platters of fruit and other offerings that are being prepared for a Dana in the London Buddhist vihara

Lucky to be included in a Dana at the London Buddhist Vihara to mark Sanghamitta Day, interview the head monk & alumni from St Paul’s school in Colombo who preparing the feast. Looking forward to making an episode of The Migration Menu podcast with it! #srilanka #buddhism #vihara

17.12.2024 08:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Medical Anthropology Past, Present, and Future: The State of the Art Published in Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness (Ahead of Print, 2024)

Our final editorial for #MedicalAnthropology - reflecting on the state of the sub discipline - is now out, with free imprints for the first 50 takers: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8KVSQ... #anthropology

09.12.2024 06:59 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

This paper expands on an episode of our podcast, The Migration Menu (www.themigrationmenu.com), and in addition to multi-layered journeys of food & people, explores questions of authenticity and Islamic vs Hindu dining styles #anthropologyoffood #hyderabad #migration

02.12.2024 09:56 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A big part of the story you’re telling here really sits well with the stories we, two anthropologists, are telling on our podcast The Migration Menu — which captures stories of migration from South Asia to London through food. Pls have a listen — on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts 👍

01.12.2024 09:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward to hearing more about how the Gaddi community experience ecological and economic precarity as embodied & psychic stress. Open to all via Teams

21.11.2024 13:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Food Studies Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

Food Studies postdoc, Durham University: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

20.11.2024 12:07 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Seems like a fitting title for our times… I’ve got a chapter in here on death anxiety and fossil fuels

27.10.2024 18:18 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Interviewing (and eating) for season 2 of The Migration Menu podcast. Hot on the heels of a Sikh langar last week was a Maldivian supper club #maldives #migration #anthropology #foodstudies

19.11.2024 08:44 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Anthropology colleagues! Fordham is hiring a medical or environmental anthropologist- the deadline is fast approaching (Dec. 1) and link to apply is: apply.interfolio.com/132703. Please apply and share widely!

28.11.2023 23:45 — 👍 3    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
Flyer of the "Redefinitions of Health and Well-Being" Medical Anthropology Europe Conference Vienna, Sept 16-19 2025 with a rather abstract symbol on the red background made out of curves and lines

Flyer of the "Redefinitions of Health and Well-Being" Medical Anthropology Europe Conference Vienna, Sept 16-19 2025 with a rather abstract symbol on the red background made out of curves and lines

Conference "Redefinitions of Health and Well-being" - Medical Anthropology Europe

September 16-19, 2025 | Vienna, Austria

Call for Panels: Nov 15 - Jan 15, 2025
Call for Papers: Mar 01 - April 15, 2025

17.11.2024 11:41 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

"We are looking for applicants with scientific expertise in:
behavioural science
anthropology
human geography
engineering
medical science
political science
economics
artificial Intelligence
migration
fraud and democratic/state threats
public safety"

15.11.2024 11:52 — 👍 23    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0

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