Wounds across Borders
First published
10/26/2023
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society
education
science
social
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What do bodily injuries tell us about borders, violence, and our society? In this episode, Omar Dewachi and Ieva Jusionyte talk about the role of ethnography in answering that question. Both are anthropologists who conduct site-specific work in areas of conflict. This episode was recorded on April 20, 2023. Released on October 26, 2023. Episode Transcript Guests Omar Dewachi examines the effects of war on medicine and public health in the Middle East. He is a medical doctor, holds a master’s in public health, and earned a doctoral degree in anthropology. Dewachi is an associate professor of medical anthropology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Ieva Jusionyte has focused her work on political issues at national borders, most recently that of the United States and Mexico. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of legal and medical anthropology, and she has trained as a paramedic and EMT. She is the Watson Family University Associate Professor of International Security and Anthropology at Brown University. Related Content Omar Dewachi: Fellowship Biography Omar Dewachi: Radcliffe Fellow’s Presentation Ieva Jusionyte: Fellowship Biography Radcliffe Magazine: Following the Guns South Ieva Jusionyte: Radcliffe Fellow’s Presentation Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence across the Border Credits Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial lead at Harvard Radcliffe Institute (HRI), where she edits Radcliffe Magazine. Alan Catello Grazioso is the executive producer of BornCurious and the senior multimedia manager at HRI. Jeff Hayash is a freelance sound engineer and recordist. Marcus Knoke is a multimedia intern at HRI, a Harvard College student, and the general manager of Harvard Radio Broadcasting. Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI. Anna Soong is the production assistant at HRI.
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