‘Medical plurality and Indian communities in Hong Kong’ with Venera R. Khalikova 印度的多元療法與在港印度社群研究 與 Venera R. Khalikova對談

Dr. Venera R. Khalikova, lecturer in the CUHK Department  of Anthropology, has studied anthropology in India and Russia before acquiring her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh, USA. She specializes in the cultural politics of medical plurality, nationalist discourse, body practices, and consumption with a focus on South Asia and the Himalayan region. In this episode, Venera shares her trajectory in anthropology, the meaning of medical pluralism in India, and her current research on Indian communities in Hong Kong. For her, “anthropology gives hope and teaches you to be kind”. (This episode is conducted in English.) 香港中文大學人類學系講師 Venera R. Khalikova 先後於俄羅斯及印度修讀人類學，並於美國匹茲堡大學取得人類學博士學位。她的研究專注於南亞及喜瑪拉雅一帶的多元醫學療法、國族主義和消費背後的文化政治。在今集節目，Venera 會分享她如何「順其自然」地投身人類學，多元療法於印度的意義，以及她最近關於在港印度社群的研究。對她來說，「人類學帶來希望，教人變得善良。」 (本集訪問以英語進行。） 1’18 Different approaches of studying and teaching anthropology 人類學教與學之不同取向 17’22 From extreme sports in Russia to medical anthropology in India 由俄羅斯的極限運動到印度醫學人類學 31’57 Medical pluralism in India 印度的多元療法 48'59 Indian communities in Hong Kong and the value of anthropology 在港印度社群研究及人類學的價值