Death, Modernity, and Public Policy

A Blog on Current Events, Commentary, and Cultural Critique about Death/Dying/Policy/Representation from George Washington University anthropology and international affairs students http://deathanddyingpolicy.wordpress.com/ We are a group of anthropology and international affairs students who are writing a blog for our course, Death, Modernity, and Public Policy for the Fall 2010 semester at George Washington University in Washington, [...]

Anthro in the news 10/04/10

• On caregiving and love PBS carried an interview with Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University medical anthropologist and psychiatrist. Kleinman describes his family life since his wife developed Alzheimer’s disease in 2003. The disease brought her dementia and blindness, and Kleinman became her primary caregiver. He comments that last year’s health care debates in the U.S. [...]

The Professional Guinea Pig: Big Pharma and the Risky World of Human Subjects

Presentation by Roberto Abadie Wednesday, October 6, 11:30am-1:00pm Washington, DC American University (Main Campus) East Quad (former SIS) Building Lounge Directions: http://www.american.edu/maps Questions: 202-885-1830