Medical Anthropology
Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns
1. Edition November 2006
340 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-4051-5250-1
John Wiley & Sons
Medical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns surveys medical anthropology by examining the multiplicity of intellectual traditions from which it emerged, taking a closer look at the paths charted by medical anthropologists in Europe and the Americas.
* An overview of the discipline, written by medical anthropologists of international stature.
* Includes case studies from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
* Also provides thematic perspectives, considering gender and politics in relation to medical anthropology.
Notes on Contributors viii
Preface xvi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Francine Saillant and Serge Genest xviii
Part I: Perspectives from the Americas 1
Chapter 1 Canada 3
Section 1
Bioscience and Biotechnology Under Ethnographic Surveillance: Where Do Canadian Medical Anthropologists Stand? 3
Gilles Bibeau (Université de Montréal), Janice E. Graham (Université de Montréal), and Usher Fleising (University of Calgary)
Section 2
The Anthropology of Health in Québec: Toward a Blending of Approaches and Methods 23
Raymond Massé (Université Laval)
Chapter 2 The United States 42
Medical Anthropology in the United States
Aruchu Castro (University of Barcelona) and Paul Farmer (Harvard University)
Chapter 3 Brazil 58
Much More than Medical Anthropology: The Healthy Body and Brazilian Indentity
Annette Leibing (Hamburg University)
Chapter 4 Mexico 71
Medical Anthropology in Mexico: Recent Trends in Research and Education
María Beatriz Duarte-Gómez (National University of Colombia), Roberto Campos-Navarro (Universidad Nacional Autónoma), and Gustavo Nigenda (Escuela Nacional de Anthropologia e Historia)
Part II: Perspectives from Europe 87
Chapter 5 France 89
Medical Anthropology in France: A Healthy Discipline
Sylvie Fainzang (Centre de Recherche Médecine, Sciences, Santé et Société)
Chapter 6 Spain 103
Topographies, Folklore, and Medical Anthropology in Spain
Josep M. Comelles (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris), Enrique Perdiguero (Miguel Hernández University, Spain), and Angel Martínez-Hernáez (Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Spain)
Chapter 7 Italy 122
Suffering, Politics, Nation: A Cartography of Italian Medical Anthropology
Mariella Pandolfi (Université de Montréal) and Gilles Bibeau (Université de Montréal)
Chapter 8 Germany 142
Medical Anthropology(ies) in Germany
Angelika Wolf (Free University of Berlin), Stefan Ecks (Göttingen, Berkeley, Paris), and Johannes Sommerfeld (University of Hamburg)
Chapter 9 The Netherlands 162
A Cultural Fascination with Medicine: Medical Anthropology in
the Netherlands
Sjaak Van der Geest (University of Amsterdam)
Chapter 10 The United Kingdom 183
British Medical Anthropology: Past, Present and Future
Ronald Frankenberg (University of Manchester)
Chapter 11 Switzerland 212
Anthropology between Medicine and Society: Swiss Health Interfaces
Ilario Rossi (University of Lausanne)
Part III: Cross-cutting and Thematic Perspectives 231
Chapter 12 Gender 233
Engendering Medical Anthropology
Carole H. Browner and Carolyn Sargent (Michigan State University)
Chapter 13 Politics 252
The Politics of Life: Beyond the Anthropology of Health
Didier Fassin (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales)
Conclusion 267
Medical Anthropology: Intimations for the Future
Margaret Lock (McGill University)
Index 289
Preface xvi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Francine Saillant and Serge Genest xviii
Part I: Perspectives from the Americas 1
Chapter 1 Canada 3
Section 1
Bioscience and Biotechnology Under Ethnographic Surveillance: Where Do Canadian Medical Anthropologists Stand? 3
Gilles Bibeau (Université de Montréal), Janice E. Graham (Université de Montréal), and Usher Fleising (University of Calgary)
Section 2
The Anthropology of Health in Québec: Toward a Blending of Approaches and Methods 23
Raymond Massé (Université Laval)
Chapter 2 The United States 42
Medical Anthropology in the United States
Aruchu Castro (University of Barcelona) and Paul Farmer (Harvard University)
Chapter 3 Brazil 58
Much More than Medical Anthropology: The Healthy Body and Brazilian Indentity
Annette Leibing (Hamburg University)
Chapter 4 Mexico 71
Medical Anthropology in Mexico: Recent Trends in Research and Education
María Beatriz Duarte-Gómez (National University of Colombia), Roberto Campos-Navarro (Universidad Nacional Autónoma), and Gustavo Nigenda (Escuela Nacional de Anthropologia e Historia)
Part II: Perspectives from Europe 87
Chapter 5 France 89
Medical Anthropology in France: A Healthy Discipline
Sylvie Fainzang (Centre de Recherche Médecine, Sciences, Santé et Société)
Chapter 6 Spain 103
Topographies, Folklore, and Medical Anthropology in Spain
Josep M. Comelles (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris), Enrique Perdiguero (Miguel Hernández University, Spain), and Angel Martínez-Hernáez (Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Spain)
Chapter 7 Italy 122
Suffering, Politics, Nation: A Cartography of Italian Medical Anthropology
Mariella Pandolfi (Université de Montréal) and Gilles Bibeau (Université de Montréal)
Chapter 8 Germany 142
Medical Anthropology(ies) in Germany
Angelika Wolf (Free University of Berlin), Stefan Ecks (Göttingen, Berkeley, Paris), and Johannes Sommerfeld (University of Hamburg)
Chapter 9 The Netherlands 162
A Cultural Fascination with Medicine: Medical Anthropology in
the Netherlands
Sjaak Van der Geest (University of Amsterdam)
Chapter 10 The United Kingdom 183
British Medical Anthropology: Past, Present and Future
Ronald Frankenberg (University of Manchester)
Chapter 11 Switzerland 212
Anthropology between Medicine and Society: Swiss Health Interfaces
Ilario Rossi (University of Lausanne)
Part III: Cross-cutting and Thematic Perspectives 231
Chapter 12 Gender 233
Engendering Medical Anthropology
Carole H. Browner and Carolyn Sargent (Michigan State University)
Chapter 13 Politics 252
The Politics of Life: Beyond the Anthropology of Health
Didier Fassin (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales)
Conclusion 267
Medical Anthropology: Intimations for the Future
Margaret Lock (McGill University)
Index 289
"This fascinating and important collection highlights the
differences and similarities of recent intellectual traditions
within the field of Medical Anthropology as articulated in eleven
different countries in the Americas and Europe. It is essential for
understanding what the contemporary field is."
Peter J. Brown, Professor of Anthropology and Global Health,
Emory University
"The editors have done excellent work in bringing together the
different visions of so many renowned experts in the field."
Medische Anthropologie: Tidschrift over Gezondheid
Cultuur
"In an excellent conclusion, Lock considers medical
anthropology's new location in society's bodies, whilst
it de-essentializes both body and culture." Journal of
Anthropological Research
differences and similarities of recent intellectual traditions
within the field of Medical Anthropology as articulated in eleven
different countries in the Americas and Europe. It is essential for
understanding what the contemporary field is."
Peter J. Brown, Professor of Anthropology and Global Health,
Emory University
"The editors have done excellent work in bringing together the
different visions of so many renowned experts in the field."
Medische Anthropologie: Tidschrift over Gezondheid
Cultuur
"In an excellent conclusion, Lock considers medical
anthropology's new location in society's bodies, whilst
it de-essentializes both body and culture." Journal of
Anthropological Research
Francine Saillant is Professor of Anthropology at the
Université Laval and Editor-in-Chief of the journal
Anthropologie et Sociétés.She has conducted
research on ethnomedicine, alternative medicine, midwifery, and
women's knowledge of the body. She is now conducting research
work on humanitarian action and human rights. Her books include
Transformations sociales, genre et santé (with Manon
Boulianne, 2003), Identités,
vulnérabilités, communautés (with
Michèle Clément, 2004), Communautés et
socialités (with Éric Gagnon, 2005), and De la
responsabilité: Éthique et politique (with Éric
Gagnon, 2006).
Serge Genest is Professor of Anthropology at the
Université Laval. He has conducted research on medical systems
in Central and West Africa, in South-East Asia, and in Quebec. He
has explored traditional systems of medicine in Africa, the
encounter between local medicines and biomedicine, and AIDS. His
current work deals with international development and health, as
well as the connections between environment and health.
Université Laval and Editor-in-Chief of the journal
Anthropologie et Sociétés.She has conducted
research on ethnomedicine, alternative medicine, midwifery, and
women's knowledge of the body. She is now conducting research
work on humanitarian action and human rights. Her books include
Transformations sociales, genre et santé (with Manon
Boulianne, 2003), Identités,
vulnérabilités, communautés (with
Michèle Clément, 2004), Communautés et
socialités (with Éric Gagnon, 2005), and De la
responsabilité: Éthique et politique (with Éric
Gagnon, 2006).
Serge Genest is Professor of Anthropology at the
Université Laval. He has conducted research on medical systems
in Central and West Africa, in South-East Asia, and in Quebec. He
has explored traditional systems of medicine in Africa, the
encounter between local medicines and biomedicine, and AIDS. His
current work deals with international development and health, as
well as the connections between environment and health.
