Between Disparities and Neglect: Anthropological Approaches to minority health and Wellbeing

Datum
08. April – 11. April 2025 

Pan­el in the frame­works of ASA 2025 con­fer­ence „Crit­i­cal Junc­tions: Anthro­pol­o­gy on the Move”

Call for papers for the ASA 2025 con­fer­ence „Crit­i­cal Junc­tions: Anthro­pol­o­gy on the Move”
8th-11th of April 2025 in Birm­ing­ham, England.
Pan­el titled „Between Dis­par­i­ties and Neglect: Anthro­po­log­i­cal Approach­es to minor­i­ty health and Wellbeing”
Dead­line for Pan­el propo­si­tions is 23:59 GMT on 18th Novem­ber 2024.

Pan­el description

This pan­el aims to explore the com­plex inter­sec­tions of health, well­be­ing, and mar­gin­al­i­sa­tion, focus­ing on how anthro­pol­o­gy, includ­ing crit­i­cal med­ical anthro­pol­o­gy the­o­ries and method­olo­gies, can exam­ine the lived expe­ri­ences of minor­i­ty com­mu­ni­ties fac­ing health dis­par­i­ties world­wide. Con­tri­bu­tions will crit­i­cal­ly exam­ine both the chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties inher­ent in con­duct­ing research with mar­gin­alised groups, par­tic­u­lar­ly in con­texts where sys­temic neglect, dis­crim­i­na­tion and socio­cul­tur­al fac­tors con­tribute to sig­nif­i­cant inequities in health out­comes. Through ethno­graph­ic stud­ies, com­mu­ni­ty-engaged research, and crit­i­cal analy­sis, the dis­cus­sion will address diverse top­ics, includ­ing access to health­care, men­tal well­be­ing, the impact of his­tor­i­cal trau­ma, and the role of alter­na­tive care prac­tices in pro­mot­ing resilience, among oth­ers. The pan­el is also inter­est­ed in address­ing the eth­i­cal impli­ca­tions of aca­d­e­m­ic research with vul­ner­a­ble pop­u­la­tions, engag­ing in a crit­i­cal dia­logue on how to ensure that research prac­tices do not per­pet­u­ate harm and inequal­i­ties but instead con­tribute to social jus­tice and empow­er­ment. By cen­tring the debate on minor­i­ty voic­es and per­spec­tives, this pan­el aims to pro­vide a nuanced under­stand­ing of how anthro­pol­o­gy can help address and mit­i­gate health dis­par­i­ties, high­light­ing both the poten­tial for pos­i­tive change and the respon­si­bil­i­ties that come with such work.

More infor­ma­tion on the Pan­el (Code: P07) and the full pro­gramme for the event can be found here

Call for Papers here

If you have any ques­tions, please do not hes­i­tate to con­tact us via the web­page plat­form or email. 

Muriel Lamar­que: M.Lamarque@shu.ac.uk

Sadiq Bhanbhro : S.Bhanbhro@shu.ac.uk