One of the challenges for India and for other developing countries is the fact that much of medical humanities (MH) has come from and is influenced by the West. Cultures …
Shared Commentary: An Argument in Favor of Reading Our Missing Hearts and All Our Names as a Paired Assignment
I read all the time. But vacations are still special. I look forward to stuffing two or three books into the side compartment of my suitcase and having the extra time and freedom to read over the next week or two.
The Awakening
I waited patiently to cross the road. There were long lines of cars punctuated by occasional motor bikes that do not always follow the rules; the line seemed never-ending.
Interview with Anne Stiles, Ph.D., on Christian Science, ‘Mind Cure,’ and Children’s Literature
Anne Stiles’ most recent book, Children’s Literature and the Rise of “Mind Cure” examines the confluence of religion and health within the context of children’s fiction.
Interview with JOEL SHULKIN, Physician/Writer
Joel Shulkin, MD is an author and practicing physician. A 1999 graduate of New York University School of Medicine, He is currently in the practice of developmental behavioral pediatrics.
“Hunger Pains: Andrew Mangham, Ph.D., on Medicine & Starvation in Victorian Literature”
As the founder and director of the Centre for Health Humanities and a professor of English at the University of Reading, UK, Andrew Mangham, Ph.D., has published extensively on medicine and Victorian literature.
Interview with Carla Joinson, author of Vanished in Hiawatha: The Story of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians.
Carla Joinson is an independent scholar based in Church Hill, Tennessee. Published in 2016 by the University at Nebraska Press, Joinson’s Vanished in Hiawatha: The Story of the Canton Asylum …
Interview with John Hoffman, Co-director of Fauci
In February 2022, students enrolled in the Medical Humanities elective at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, met with John Hoffman to discuss Fauci, a 2021 documentary he co-directed with Janet Tobias on the life and work of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Being a left-hander in a right-handed world
During the good old days, especially among Asians, writing with your left hand was a big ‘taboo’. The teachers of yore were strong believers in corporal punishment …
