Medical Anthropology Journal Club
All interested faculty and graduate students are invited to participate in the medical anthropology journal club. The purpose is to create a forum for discussing and critically evaluating recent literature related to medical anthropology. Typically, one volunteer will select an article and lead a discussion at each meeting.
Articles will be available in PDF form on this website at least one week in advance. If you are interested in participating, please contact me to request a password for access to the articles.
Course credit now available: Students have the option of registering for journal club as a one-credit course (ANG 6905). You are not required to register for credit to attend; we still welcome any and all students and faculty who want to participate. The new course option simply allows you to receive credit toward your degree for the work we do in journal club. You may register for journal club up to six semesters, and the credit hours you receive count toward the department’s degree requirements for graded, ANG seminar courses.
Current Schedule
For Spring 2013, unless noted otherwise, the journal club meets every Friday, 11:45 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. (Period 5) in the Medical Anthropology Lab, Turlington B103. Please check the blog for updates about the weekly schedule. You can also subscribe to be receive notices about journal club by email. You could also request to join the Med Anthro @ UF group on Facebook.
January 18
Van Hollen, C. (2011). Breast or bottle? HIV-positive women’s responses to global health policy on infant feeding in India. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 25(4), 499–518.
Moderator: Lance Gravlee
January 25
Bazylevych, M. (2011). Vaccination campaigns in postsocialist Ukraine: health care providers navigating uncertainty. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 25(4), 436–456.
Moderator: Meredith Marten
February 1
Gulbas, L. E. (2012). Embodying racism: Race, rhinoplasty, and self-esteem in Venezuela. Qualitative Health Research.
Moderator: Brittany Osbourne
February 8
Varma, S. (2012). Where there are only doctors: Counselors as psychiatrists in Indian‐administered Kashmir. Ethos, 40(4), 517–535.
Moderator: Lance Gravlee
February 15
Miller, E. M., Aiello, M. O., Fujita, M., Hinde, K., Milligan, L., & Quinn, E. A. (2012). Field and laboratory methods in human milk research. American Journal of Human Biology, 25(1), 1–11.
Moderator: Alyson Young
February 22
O’Donnell, J., Weitz, T. A., & Freedman, L. R. (2011). Resistance and vulnerability to stigmatization in abortion work. Social Science & Medicine, 73(9), 1357–1364
Moderator: Douglas Monroe
March 1
Marsland, R. (2012). (Bio)sociality and HIV in Tanzania: finding a living to support a life. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 26(4), 470–485
Moderator: Lance Gravlee
March 8
No journal club — Spring Break
March 15
Rohloff, P., Díaz, A. K., & Dasgupta, S. (2011). “Beyond Development”: A Critical Appraisal of the Emergence of Small Health Care Non-Governmental Organizations in Rural Guatemala. Human Organization, 70(4), 427–437.
Moderator: Caitlin Baird
March 22
No journal club — Society for Applied Anthropology meetings
March 29
Guell, C. (2012). Self-care at the margins: meals and meters in migrants’ diabetes tactics. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 26(4), 518–533.
Moderator: Sarah Szurek
April 5
Rohloff, P., Díaz, A. K., & Dasgupta, S. (2011). “Beyond Development”: A Critical Appraisal of the Emergence of Small Health Care Non-Governmental Organizations in Rural Guatemala. Human Organization, 70(4), 427–437.
Moderator: Caitlin Baird
April 12
TBD
Moderator: June Carrington
April 19
Special Guest: Craig Hadley
April 26
TBD
Moderator: TBD
