HIV/AIDS in Africa: One day roundtable workshop
24 May 2007
Explore innovative approaches to HIV/AIDS on 1 June
Friday 1 June 2007
10.30am-4.30pm
Room 4.7, Roscoe Building
Social Anthropology, School of Social Sciences
This workshop will draw together scholars from a range of practical research backgrounds and theoretical perspectives across The University of Manchester, together with some leading experts and those completing their PhD studies.
Our intention is to explore innovative approaches towards the provision of care; policy making; masculinities; theatre and development; understandings, representations and experiences of illness; moral, cultural and economic dilemmas; access to anti-retroviral therapies.
Presenters from Manchester include:
- Lyn Schumaker (Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine);
- Heather Waterman (Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work);
- Gertrude Anyango Wafula (Nursing);
- Lois Orton ( Nursing);
- Katherine Low (Drama);
- Hannah Brown (Social Anthropology);
- Andrew Irving (Social Anthropology);
- Tony Simpson (Social Anthropology).
Guest presenters:
- Suzette Heald (London School of Economics);
- Erling Hog (London School of Economics);
- Hansjoerg Dilger (Free University of Berlin).
Discussants:
- Maia Green (Social Anthropology, The University of Manchester) and
- Richard Werbner (Social Anthropology, The University of Manchester).
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