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March 12th: MHS Sophomores Immersion Advising Meeting
Feb. 20, 2020—MHS Sophomores: Immersion Advising Meeting Thursday, March 12th, 12:00pm-1:00pm, 102 Buttrick Hall Join us for an Immersion advising meeting for all MHS sophomores and sophomores considering MHS as a major. This is an essential meeting that will cover immersion requirements and opportunities. To learn more about Immersion Vanderbilt, please visit: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/immersion/. All Immersion plan proposals are...
Professor Aimi Hamraie gave a lecture at the University of Chicago on “Crip Technoscience in the Critical Design Lab”.
Feb. 4, 2020—Professor Aimi Hamraie gave a lecture at the University of Chicago on “Crip Technoscience in the Critical Design Lab,” using their research lab’s projects to illustrate new ways of thinking about disability and technology. Aimi Hamraie Assistant Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
Prof. Ken MacLeish’s article “Field Notes on the Politics of Veteran Care” was recently published in Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology.
Feb. 4, 2020—Prof. Ken MacLeish’s article “Field Notes on the Politics of Veteran Care” was recently published in Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology. The article explores how anthropologists balance empathetic engagement with military communities, critical understandings of military institutions, and labels and categories frequently applied to veterans and servicemembers that come laden with stereotype. Read the article here...
Professor Griffith recently became an Associate Editor of Public Health Reports.
Feb. 4, 2020—Professor Griffith recently became an Associate Editor of Public Health Reports. Public Health Reports is the official journal of the Office of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service. The journal has been published since 1878. View the Editorial Board here Derek M. Griffith Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile...
Professor Dominique Behague published a new article on Global Mental Health and the politics of adolescent mental and reproductive health in Brazil.
Nov. 19, 2019—Professor Dominique Behague published a new article on Global Mental Health and the politics of adolescent mental and reproductive health in Brazil. Read the article here Dominique P. Béhague Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
November 5th: MHS Colloquium with Dr. Stéphanie Pache
Oct. 23, 2019—Defining ‘healthy relationships’: the politics of sexual violence and consent in contemporary America Tuesday, November 5th, 1:00-2:15pm, MHS Suite – 300 Calhoun Hall Please join us for a MHS colloquium with our postdoctoral visiting scholar, Dr. Stéphanie Pache, PhD, MD. Abstract: One of the aims of second wave feminism in the 1960s and the 1970s was...
The Politics of Health Conference
Jun. 14, 2019—The Politics of Health 2020 International Health Humanities Consortium Conference Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) March 26-28, 2020 Conference Chair: Jonathan M. Metzl Conference Co-Chair: Manisha Mishra Registration is now open! Click here to register for the conference Special rate hotel rooms are filling up fast! Click here for hotel information The sixth annual Health Humanities Consortium (HHC) conference will explore the politics of health and...