In the Journals…April 2012 by Aaron Seaman
The Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences has a new issue out this month with four new articles and an essay review: Transforming Sexuality: The Medical Sources of Karl Heinrich...
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Special Issue: Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, “Ethnographies of Suicide”...
The June issue of Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry is a special issue entitled, “Ethnographies of Suicide.” As guest editors James Staples and Tom Widger write in their introduction: “This special...
View ArticleIn the Journals – August 2012 by Aaron Seaman
Admittedly a bit belated, but just in time for the start of fall semesters and quarters, here is the journal roundup for this August. Without further ado… In American Ethnologist, Susan Greenhalgh and...
View ArticleSpecial Virtual Issue: Social History of Medicine, “Emotions, Health, and...
In light of the upcoming “Emotions, Health, and Well-Being” conference (to be held September 10-12, 2012, at Queen Mary University of London), Social History of Medicine has compiled a virtual issue of...
View ArticleSpecial Issue: Anthropology & Medicine, “Irrational reproduction: new...
The current issue of Anthropology & Medicine is a special issue entitled, “Irrational reproduction: new intersections of politics, gender, race, and class across the north-south divide”. In their...
View ArticleSpecial Issue: Body & Society, “Medicine, Bodies, Politics: Experimentation...
In what seems a season of special issues, Body & Society has a special double issue (Sept. and Dec. 2012) entitled “Medicine, Bodies, Politics: Experimentation and Emergence”. Editors Mike Michael...
View ArticleIn the Journals… September 2012, Part 2 by Aaron Seaman
Following up Melanie’s post from a few days ago, here is the second part of the journal round-up for September. First, we had several special issues, many of which were detailed in other posts on...
View ArticleIn the Journals, October 2012 – Part 2 by Aaron Seaman
This is the second part to what Lara Braff posted last Thursday (linked here). So without further ado… Biosocieties has a range of articles this month, revolving around issues of citizenship,...
View ArticleSomatosphere Call for Contributors – Web and Journal Roundups by Aaron Seaman
Somatosphere is currently looking to recruit 3-4 people to assist with two ongoing features: Web Roundups a periodic posting on electronic resources and materials for topics pertinent to our readers,...
View ArticleSpecial Issue: Feminism & Psychology, “DSM-5 and Beyond: A Critical Feminist...
The current issue of Feminism & Psychology is an open source special issue focusing on the long-promised, upcoming revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Entitled...
View ArticleIn the Journals, August by Aaron Seaman
While a bit late, here is the August round-up of some of the most recent journal publications that may be of interest to Somatosphere readers. This month’s post provides a bevy of reading opportunities...
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Margaret Lock’s The Alzheimer Conundrum by Aaron Seaman
The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging by Margaret Lock Princeton University Press, 2013. 328 pages, US $29.95 (Cloth) Margaret Lock’s The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of...
View ArticleTurning Therapies: Placing Medical Diversity — A special issue of Medical...
The journal Medical Anthropology has recently published a special issue, entitled “Turning Therapies: Placing Medical Diversity.” As Kristine Krause, David Parkin, and Gabi Alex write in their...
View ArticleSTS and Disability — A special section of Science, Technology, & Human Values...
The journal Science, Technology, & Human Values has a special section in its most recent issue (January 2014) on STS and disability. Its contents include: Introduction: STS and Disability Stuart...
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Naturecultures: Science, Affect and the Non-human — A special section of...
Theory, Culture & Society’s annual review issue of 2013 had a fascinating special section edited by Joanna Latimer and Mara Miele and entitled, “Naturecultures: Science, Affect and the Non-human.”...
View ArticleIn the Journals, January 2014 by Aaron Seaman
Across the U.S., at least, the opening of 2014 has been one marked by a bit of frosty air. The following is a roundup of some current reading to help keep you warm while avoiding the winds of the polar...
View ArticleStructural Stigma and Population Health — A special issue of Social Science...
The current issue of Social Science and Medicine is a special issue, entitled “Structural Stigma and Population Health.” A wide-ranging issue, spanning disciplines, methodological approaches, bodily...
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Risk, Pregnancy and Childbirth — A Special Issue of Health, Risk & Society by...
The current issue of Health, Risk & Society is a special issue, entitled “Risk, Pregnancy and Childbirth.” Along with an introduction by Barbara Katz Rothman, the issue contains seven articles...
View ArticleFrom Health Behaviours to Health Practices: Critical Perspectives — A Special...
The journal Sociology of Health & Illness has just published a special issue, entitled “From Health Behaviours to Health Practices: Critical Perspectives.” The articles and their abstracts are...
View ArticleIn the Journals, February 2014 by Aaron Seaman
The shortest month, February often seems to be shorter on new journal content, as well, falling as it does between months where biannually-, triannually-, or quarterly-publishing journal’s issues are...
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