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Anthropologist of humanitarianism, global health, migration, displacement, and the Horn of Africa. Chair, Dept of Environment, Development & Health @AU_SIS

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Lauren Carruth
5 years
My book "Love and Liberation"–-a story about politics, work, expertise, and inequities within the humanitarian aid industry (globally and in Ethiopia)–-is now available for pre-order in paperback, hardcover, & eBook from @CornellUP https://t.co/LL3VCgxupD
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
in ensuring health security for a citizenry. Virchow viewed advocacy as an essential part of health praxis, and, in keeping with this legacy, the Critical Anthropology for Global Health (CAGH) Special Interest Group honors Virchow's work with three awards.
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
of poverty increase people's susceptibility to disease and result in reduced life expectancy and quality of life. He eloquently articulated the limits of medicine in the absence of material security, a sentiment which informed his view that nation-states play an important role...
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
Rudolf Virchow, a 19th century German physician, was a founder of social medicine. His contributions centered on his recognition that multiple intersecting factors - social, political, and economic – produce disease and illness. He argued that the circumstances & deprivations...
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
Hard copies are no longer accepted. Confirmation of receipt will be sent. To ensure a prompt and fair review, papers will not be accepted after the August 1, 2024 11:59 pm PST deadline. Message CAGH co-chairs @anthrogirrrl or @mendenhall_em with any questions.
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
Awards are made in 3 categories: 1) Professional 2) Grad Student, & 3) Undergrad Student. Submit your own work and/or to nominate papers of your students or articles of colleagues. Email the paper & a cover letter to the Awards Committee at caghvirchow@gmail.com by Aug 1, 2024.
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
📣 NOMINATE yourself or someone else by August 1st for the **2024 Rudolf Virchow Awards**, given by the Critical Anthropology for Global Health special interest group @SocMedAnthro @AmericanAnthro. Winners combine critical medical anthropology w/ rich ethnography. @mendenhall_em
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Annie Sparrow
2 years
Illustrating Israel's war-crime attacks on health care for Palestinians, "hundreds of Palestinian doctors [have] disappeared into Israeli detention."
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theintercept.com
Dr. Khaled Al Serr of Nasser Hospital hasn’t been heard from in two months. His family assumes Israel detained him, like other Gaza doctors.
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@RefugeesIntl
Refugees International
2 years
“The U.S. has provided both the military and the diplomatic support that enabled famine to emerge in #Gaza.” @JeremyKonyndyk spoke with @Independent for their latest investigation on the Biden administration’s complicity in famine. https://t.co/QxkApxSkoO
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An investigation by The Independent uncovers the missteps, missed opportunities and political choices made by the Biden administration that allowed a famine to take hold in northern Gaza. With access...
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@hpg_odi
HPG (now on Bluesky: hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social)
2 years
All too often, humanitarian interventions overlook large parts of what displacement-affected people really want in order to live meaningful lives. Our latest policy brief on #wellbeing in displacement explores, take a look 👉 https://t.co/UZwFYxpE5Y
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Annie Sparrow
2 years
Hidden toll: "After over 6 months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges to provide medical assistance to thousands of people, while trying to survive & manage the toll the war has taken on them personally."
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After over six months, the relentless war in Gaza, Palestine, has taken a toll on the mental health of medical workers.
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@research_sis
SIS Office of Research
2 years
SIS Office of Research is excited to release the fifth edition of our newsletter highlighting faculty peer-reviewed journal articles. This edition features @anthrogirrrl, @KenConca, and @MariaDeJesus_AU from the @AU_SIS Environment, Development & Health Department!
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@SSHAP_action
Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform
2 years
📣 NEW BRIEFING! What are the social and structural determinants and community dynamics of #cholera infection and mortality in #Ethiopia? Read our latest briefing paper by Lauren Carruth @anthrogirrrl 👇 https://t.co/E2z3lPo4n2 #Anthrologica @wellcometrust
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
2 years
In honor of SIS professor emeritus Paul Wapner, up to $1,000 in gifts given to the Department of Environment, Development, and Health will be MATCHED for AU Giving Day! #AUChangeCantWait Give a gift at this link:
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@RefugeesIntl
Refugees International
2 years
Tigray is trying to claw its way back from years of war, but the civilian population needs much more help. Without assistance, there is a risk that #Tigray will not recover. Tigray must not be forgotten. Read more from Sarah Miller in @newsweek https://t.co/TxJHJfuqsH
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Much more is needed for Tigrayans to start to rebuild their lives, and for the fragile peace to hold.
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
"Dacar” is similar to the gut microbiome for #Somalis in #Ethiopia but it’s also more than that--bile, bitterness, & aloe too. Somalis taught me how nourishment & nutrition require more than food & drink, but balancing the multispecies flows of life we all depend on for digestion
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Lauren Carruth
2 years
I wrote an article about #digestion, the #microbiome, the microbiopolitics of commensality, & implications for #globalhealth and #humanitarian policies: https://t.co/xNfxbks7iy @research_sis @SISGEP @AU_SIS @NutrireL
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@research_sis
SIS Office of Research
2 years
In a new article in @MedAnthropology, @AU_SIS @anthrogirrrl discusses the management of what Somalis call “dacar” – translated as digestive bile/bitterness – which is key to popular health cultures and ethnophysiologies in eastern Ethiopia.
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@research_sis
SIS Office of Research
2 years
This Thursday at 4pm @AU_SIS: "Development in Africa's Informal Settlements: Below the Proletariat" book launch with Professor Angela Pashayan! RSVP here: https://t.co/uW6hxzBa1x @AmericanU_CECE @AUResearch
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Join us at AU for the launch of Professor Angela Pashayan's new book, "Development in Africa's Informal Settlements: Below the Proletariat
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@hpg_odi
HPG (now on Bluesky: hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social)
2 years
“A humanitarian pause only delays more civilian deaths...Only a ceasefire can stop the bloodshed.” We explore #humanitarian hypocrisy, double standards & the law in #Gaza ⤵️ https://t.co/Wskc51iiSI
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@DrTedros
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
2 years
Reports of intense bombardment in Gaza are extremely distressing. Evacuation of patients is not possible under such circumstances, nor to find safe shelter. The blackout is also making it impossible for ambulances to reach the injured. We are still out of touch with our staff
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