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Medical anthropology in Indonesia: a lively discussion on impact and society

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How can anthropological insights most effectively contribute to addressing societal questions on health and care? On Friday the 15th of December, the Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network and the ERC-funded Globalizing Palliative Care project hosted a roundtable discussion about the impact of medical anthropology research in Indonesia. Dr. Irwan Martua Hidayana of the University of …

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Book talk ‘Aspiring in Later Life: Movements across Time, Space, and Generations’

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On 1 february 2024 the next online book talk within the Unfolding Finitudes series will take place. This edition the book Aspiring in Later Life: Movements across Time, Space, and Generations will be introduced by the editors, Dr. Megha Amrith, Dr. Victoria K. Sakti and Dr. Doria Sampaio and two of the volume’s contributing authors, …

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Mindfulness through paint & colour Art Workshop

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Shajeela Shawkat and Visual Artist Devika Sundar organised a creative workshop “Art for Healing: A Journey of Self-Expression” for caregivers of individuals with brain injuries and strokes. This transformative workshop aimed at promoting self-care and emotional well-being through art. This workshop was conducted in St johns Medical College hospital in Bangalore. In this video you …

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EAPC 2023 presentation

The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 2023 Congress in Rotterdam

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In June, Globalizing Palliative Care project members Hanum Atikasari and Natashe Lemos Dekker attended the 18th European Association for Palliative Care congress in Rotterdam. Lemos Dekker presented the preliminary results of the project’s case studies in Brazil and Indonesia. In this presentation we have demonstrated that community-based initiatives reveal how local values are included in …

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June 6: Unfolding Finitudes webinar Documenting Death with Adrienne Strong

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Documenting Death: Maternal Mortality and the Ethics of Care in Tanzania is a gripping ethnographic account of the deaths of pregnant women in a Tanzanian hospital with limited resources. Anthropologist Adrienne E. Strong untangles the reasons Tanzania has had so little sustained success in reducing maternal mortality rates, despite global development support, through an exploration of everyday ethics and …

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Lemos Dekker and Atikasari speakers at Palliative Care Around the World seminar on June 14.

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In the seminarPalliative Care Around the World an interdisciplinary group of speakers will address ongoing research on palliative care in a variety of contexts, including Brazil, UK, Japan, Indonesia, among others. The seminar will be on Wednesday 14 June from 10:00 to 16:00 in Leiden. Natashe Lemos Dekker is the organiser of the seminar and …

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Online webinar with Jessica Robbins: Aging Nationally in contemporary Poland

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We are very happy to announce that Associate Professor Jessica Robbins (Institute of Gerontology and Department of Anthropology at Wayne State University) will talk about her recent book Aging Nationally in Contemporary Poland: Memory, Kinship, and Personhood, during the next online webinar of our Unfolding Finitudes series. Dr. Olivia Killias (University of Zürich) will act …

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Lecture: When Hospice isn’t a ‘Choice’

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In the talk “When Hospice Isn’t a ‘Choice’: Disregard, Care and End of Life on the American Periphery” Dr. Devin Flaherty discusses the peculiar role of hospice care on the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands—and its tragic, deleterious consequences for older adults nearing the end of life there. This talk takes place on Tuesday 28th of February 2023 and is organized by the Globalizing Palliative Care research project and the Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network (LUMAN) and hosted at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. 

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