@jamesstaples
Anthropologist at Brunel University of London, co-host of The Migration Menu podcast (www.themigrationmenu.com), co-editor of the journal Medical Anthropology, and author of “Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian.”
Counter-intuitive though it seems, people affected by #leprosy are often the most ambivalent about endgame strategies to eradicate the disease. In this new piece in #MAQ I ask why that might be the case. Available FREE from this link: doi.org/10.1111/maq....
#india #anthropology #leprosy
Plate of Sri Lankan food as an offering to Buddha
Buddhist lay devotees, dressed in white, queue at a table from which they are served tea or coffee, and butter cake
A kitchen table full of platters of fruit and other offerings that are being prepared for a Dana in the London Buddhist vihara
Lucky to be included in a Dana at the London Buddhist Vihara to mark Sanghamitta Day, interview the head monk & alumni from St Paul’s school in Colombo who preparing the feast. Looking forward to making an episode of The Migration Menu podcast with it! #srilanka #buddhism #vihara
Our final editorial for #MedicalAnthropology - reflecting on the state of the sub discipline - is now out, with free imprints for the first 50 takers: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8KVSQ... #anthropology
This paper expands on an episode of our podcast, The Migration Menu (www.themigrationmenu.com), and in addition to multi-layered journeys of food & people, explores questions of authenticity and Islamic vs Hindu dining styles #anthropologyoffood #hyderabad #migration
A big part of the story you’re telling here really sits well with the stories we, two anthropologists, are telling on our podcast The Migration Menu — which captures stories of migration from South Asia to London through food. Pls have a listen — on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts 👍
Looking forward to hearing more about how the Gaddi community experience ecological and economic precarity as embodied & psychic stress. Open to all via Teams
Food Studies postdoc, Durham University: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Seems like a fitting title for our times… I’ve got a chapter in here on death anxiety and fossil fuels
Interviewing (and eating) for season 2 of The Migration Menu podcast. Hot on the heels of a Sikh langar last week was a Maldivian supper club #maldives #migration #anthropology #foodstudies
Anthropology colleagues! Fordham is hiring a medical or environmental anthropologist- the deadline is fast approaching (Dec. 1) and link to apply is: apply.interfolio.com/132703. Please apply and share widely!
Flyer of the "Redefinitions of Health and Well-Being" Medical Anthropology Europe Conference Vienna, Sept 16-19 2025 with a rather abstract symbol on the red background made out of curves and lines
Conference "Redefinitions of Health and Well-being" - Medical Anthropology Europe
September 16-19, 2025 | Vienna, Austria
Call for Panels: Nov 15 - Jan 15, 2025
Call for Papers: Mar 01 - April 15, 2025
"We are looking for applicants with scientific expertise in:
behavioural science
anthropology
human geography
engineering
medical science
political science
economics
artificial Intelligence
migration
fraud and democratic/state threats
public safety"