We are pleased to offer for review ‘Leprosy and a Life in South India: Journeys with a Tamil Brahmin‘ by James Staples (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). Expressions of interest are welcome from across the medical humanities. Drawing on solid ethnographic fieldwork as well as many hours of interviews, Leprosy and a Life Read more…
The events below take place both at the British Academy 10-11 Carlton House Terrace and at partner venues around the UK. Many are free to attend. What is Well-being? Wednesday 14 January, 6-7.30pm Venue: The Lowry, Salford What should the term ‘well-being’ encompass, what contributes to it, and why is Read more…
Francis Thirlway reports on the BSA Family Studies Group and Youth Studies Group Seminar “Justice, Genes and Welfare: Are Intergenerational relationships toxic?” (28 Nov 2013): Intergenerational relations increasingly seem to be called into question in contemporary society, highlighted as centrally implicated in some of its key ills. For example, the Read more…