Dr. Laura Montesi In May 2019, an interdisciplinary conference that explores the history, cultures and sociopolitical configurations of the Americas will take place in Perugia, Italy. Drawing on my ongoing ethnography of diabetes in Mexico, particularly among rural, indigenous communities, I will participate with a conference paper entitled “Type 2 diabetes: It’s time for a…
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Reproductive Health Policy in Conference: The 2018 International Conference on Family Planning, Rwanda.
Rebecca Irons The 2018 International Conference on Family Planning, held in Kigali, Rwanda, was framed as an all-round celebration for the advancements made to family planning in recent years. Supported by development-world giants such as the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and Johns Hopkins, and with speakers including Bill Gates and Jane Goodall, feeling a…
If Mindfulness is the Answer, What is the Question?
Dr. Joanna Cook “If mindfulness is the answer, what is the question?” was a talk given by Dr Joanna Cook, UCL (Presentation with Q&A) as part of the Round Table “Mindfulness in Public Discourse” which was held at the Centre of Buddhist Studies, SOAS University of London on 8 December 2018. In the UK, mindfulness…
