All the latest news, media appearances and achievements from those involved with Health, Mind and Society.
September 2023
Read: Colonial Legacies, Contemporary Inequities: Early Career Perspectives on Critical Global Health - Catriona Gold reflects on the Critical Global Health symposium
July 2023
Call for Proposals: Following the recent Symposium, the Critical Global Health working group seeks to support the establishment of an interdisciplinary Early Career Network on Critical Global Health. Find out more about applying here. Deadline: Friday 15th September
June 2023
Grand Challenges, SHS and the Institute of Advanced studies co-host the 'Colonial Legacies, Contemporary Inequities: Critical Approaches to Global Health' symposium, organised by HMS steering group member and PhD candidate Catriona Gold.
Anthropology of Joy Workshop: HMS steering group member Joanna Cook and Ben Theobald co-convene a workshop discussing what an anthropology of joy might contribute to the social sciences. Read Ben's reflections on the workshop here.
March 2023
Clare Chandler (Professor in Medical Anthropology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) gives a talk: 'Development with Antibiotics: case studies from Uganda'. A recording can be viewed on our Past Events page.
Anne Pollock (Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London) gives a talk: 'Sickening: Anti-Black Racism and Health Disparities in the United States'. A recording can be viewed on our Past Events page.
December 2022
SHS Health, Mind and Society hosts an event titled 'The Social Life of Technologies in and for Health', with Elaine Leong (History), Russell Hitchings (Geography), Danny Miller (Anthropology), Noémi Tousignant (STS) and Saheli Datta Burton (STS). A recording can be viewed on our Past Events page.
November 2022
Health, Mind and Society inititive is seeking two post-graduate or early career reps to be involved in the working group. Deadline Nov 30th
October 2022
Our event showcases the work going on in the faculty in relation to 'Biosocial Continuums and the Lifecourse', with Susie Kilshaw, Ishtar Govia, Danny Miller, Emily Emmott, Sahra Gibbon and Carrie Ryan. A recording can be viewed on our Past Events page.
June 2022
Nancy Krieger, Professor of Social Epidemiology and the American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, author and leading proponent of ecosocial theory gives a talk: ‘Ecosocial Theory, Embodied Truths and the People’s Health’. A recording can be viewed on our Past Events page.