Essays and Personal Reflections of Oxford Medical Anthropology Master's Studemts Carlota Solà Marsiñach, Cathryn Klusmeier, Derek Soled, Emma Anderson, Leah Schwartz, Maie Khalil, Mason Alford, Noëlle Rohde, Sarah Grace Black
With an Abridged Version of Frederick Damon's (2003) Article 'What Good are Elections? An Anthropological Analysis of American Elections'
Edited by Elisabeth Hsu and Paola Esposito
CONTENTS
Elisabeth Hsu and Paola Esposito, Anthropology Matters: Introduction, 194-198
Frederick H. Damon, What Good Are Elections? An Anthropological Analysis of American Elections, 199-214
Maie Khalil, Personal Reflection: On Relationality and Illness Narratives in Times of Crisis, 215-218
- Cathryn Klusmeier, Essay 1. Interlaced Illness Narratives, 219-225
- Derek Soled, Essay 2. Illness Narrative as a Lens into Societal Understanding, 226-232
Derek Soled, Personal Reflection: Metrics, Memories, and Relational Thinking, 233-234
- Leah Schwartz, Essay 3. RCTs and Relational Efficacy, 235-242
Mason Alford and Carlota Solà Marsiñach, Personal Reflection. From Pills to Presidents: Understanding Efficacy from an Anthropological Perspective, 243
- Mason Alford, Essay 4. What kinds of efficacies evade Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)? 244-250
Emma Anderson and Sarah Grace Black, Personal Reflection: Finding a World of ‘Us’ Through Chronic Pain and Fear, 251-252
- Noëlle Rohde, Essay 5. What insights about the body can be gained through anthropological approaches to pain? 253-258
- Sarah Grace Black, Essay 6. Anthropological approaches to pain demonstrate how the body uses creativity, imagination and language to reformulate the sense of self and to create social connections, 259-264
Cathryn Klusmeier and Leah Schwartz, Personal Reflection: What is the Role of Anthropology in Crisis? 265-266
Paola Esposito and Elisabeth Hsu, Outlook: Anthropology Matters, 267-272
Book reviews, 273-291
