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Nadia Abu El-Haj: A Brief History of Militarism, Psychiatry and PTSD
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Nadia Abu El Haj describes the history of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and what it reveals about psychiatry, American imperialism and anti-war politics. She tracks PTSD’s shifting status in medical discourse from Vietnam war veteran 'rap groups' through to its depoliticized iteration in the 21st century.
Nadia Abu El-Haj is Ann Whitney Olin Professor in the Departments of Anthropology at Barnard College and Columbia University and a recipient of numerous awards, including the MacArthur Fellowship. She is the author of Combat Trauma: Imaginaries of War and Citizenship in post-9/11 America
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Soundtrack by Mark Pilkington
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Soundtrack by Mark Pilkington
Twitter: @red_medicine__
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61 episodes
Manage episode 394127696 series 3547798
Nadia Abu El Haj describes the history of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and what it reveals about psychiatry, American imperialism and anti-war politics. She tracks PTSD’s shifting status in medical discourse from Vietnam war veteran 'rap groups' through to its depoliticized iteration in the 21st century.
Nadia Abu El-Haj is Ann Whitney Olin Professor in the Departments of Anthropology at Barnard College and Columbia University and a recipient of numerous awards, including the MacArthur Fellowship. She is the author of Combat Trauma: Imaginaries of War and Citizenship in post-9/11 America
Twitter: @red_medicine__
www.redmedicine.xyz
Soundtrack by Mark Pilkington
SUPPORT: www.buymeacoffee.com/redmedicine
Soundtrack by Mark Pilkington
Twitter: @red_medicine__
www.redmedicine.substack.com/
61 episodes
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