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Research on U.S. Health and Healthcare (RUSH) This proposed Special Interest Group would invite and encourage scholars from around the world to critically investigate U.S. health policy and practice. It would provide a space for anthropologists to engage with the … Continue reading →

An agenda for the AAA 2016 business meeting can be found here. Please contact Sara Lewis (slewis7@wellesley.edu) with any suggestions. CAGH Business Meeting, AAA 2016

  Dear CAGH members, Warm greetings, and we hope your academic years are off to a wonderful start. We have some CAGH updates and hope many of you will be able to join us at AAA. Here are some AAA-related … Continue reading →

 The Critical Anthropology for Global Health (CAGH) special interest group is excited to announce a recent online publication. The publication is a Takes-a-stand statement on the contribution of anthropology to e/m-health and telemedicine. The full statement is available here. The statement … Continue reading →

Rudolf Virchow, a 19th century German physician, was a key founder of social medicine. His contributions centered on his recognition that multiple intersecting factors – social, political, and economic – produce disease and illness. He argued that the circumstances and … Continue reading →

CFP: 115th AAA Annual Meeting, “Evidence, Accident, Discovery”, Minneapolis, MN, November 16-20, 2016. Articulating Human Rights and Reproductive Governance: Critical Engagements in Transnational Perspective Discussant: Elise Andaya, University at Albany, Suny. Organizer: Mounia El Kotni (University at Albany, SUNY). Chair: … Continue reading →

Dear Critical Anthropology of Global Health (CAGH) members: We hope your new year is off to a great start. This is a (fairly long) email to update you on new and ongoing initiatives happening within CAGH. As a volunteer-run special … Continue reading →

Check out the CAGH Take a Stand statement on e/m-Health and Telemedicine by Tanja Ahlin and Mark Nichter, here: If link does not work, copy and paste url: http://cagh.medanthro.net/?page_id=158

Dear CAGH, Just a friendly reminder of our annual board meeting this year in Denver.  Hope to see you all there!  Very important that you be there to elect a new chair for the upcoming year. – Rachel Chapman Session … Continue reading →

Call for Proposals AAA 2015: Power and Knowledge in Global Health David Reubi (King’s College London) and Alexis Walker (Cornell University) This panel explores the relationships of knowledge and expertise that undergird today’s global health—from the practices involved in creating … Continue reading →