Seminars in Medical and Biosocial Medical Anthropology (UCL)

Datum
11. Okto­ber – 01. Novem­ber 2024 

In per­son sem­i­nar at Uni­ver­si­ty Col­lege London 

Sem­i­nars in Med­ical and Bioso­cial Med­ical Anthropology
Host­ed by the Depart­ment of Anthro­pol­o­gy at Uni­ver­si­ty Col­lege London
The sem­i­nars will be held in per­son from 1:30 to 3:30pm in the Daryll Forde Sem­i­nar Room

If you are a non-UCL guest, please con­tact me in advance. Below is the sem­i­nar schedule.

Fri­day, 11th Oct
Title: “Cul­tures of Eupho­ria: Mak­ing the Anthro­po­log­i­cal Case for Joy”
Dr Jo Cook, Pro­fes­sor, Depart­ment of Anthro­pol­o­gy, Uni­ver­si­ty Col­lege London

Fri­day, 18th Oct
Title: “‚Tik­Tok Saved my Life’: ADHD, Neu­ro­di­ver­si­ty, Atten­tion and the Digital”
Dr Toby Austin Lock, Lec­tur­er, Depart­ment of Anthro­pol­o­gy, Uni­ver­si­ty Col­lege London

Fri­day, 25th Oct
Title: „One riv­er or many? Food, flood, and the tem­po of life in the Low­er Omo Valley”
Dr Jed Steven­son, Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor, Depart­ment of Anthro­pol­o­gy, Durham University

Fri­day, 1st Nov
Title: “Hos­tile Envi­ron­ments: Mould, Deserv­ing­ness, and the Racialised Body in Post­colo­nial Britain”
Dr Niki­ta Simp­son, Read­er, Depart­ment of Anthro­pol­o­gy and Soci­ol­o­gy, School for Ori­en­tal and African Studies
Dr Eliz­a­beth Stor­er, Lec­tur­er, School of Geog­ra­phy, Queen Mary Uni­ver­si­ty of London
Dr Suad Duale, Psy­chother­a­pist, Birm­ing­ham Soma­li Community