Addiction and the Scope of Ableism
John T. Maier explores the idea of addiction as a disability and proposes a moral and metaphysical argument for its reclassification in UK law. Even when we aim to be inclusive, it can be
Drug addiction, science and policy: introducing Jules Netherland
The Polyphony interviews Julie (“Jules”) Netherland, a leading expert in the critical study of drugs, medicine, science and addiction, and a keynote speaker at the Northern Network for Medical Humanities 4th Annual Congress in April 2021.
‘Anthropology of Tobacco’: Book Review
Emily Sinclair reviews Andrew Russell’s Anthropology of Tobacco: Ethnographic adventures in non-human worlds (Routledge: 2019). In his Anthropology of Tobacco Andrew Russell takes a refreshing look at the history of this plant, both spirit and
‘Addicted. Pregnant. Poor’ reviewed by Dr Kwanwook Kim
Addicted. Pregnant. Poor by Kelly Ray Knight (Duke University Press, 2015). This deeply engaging and long standing ethnography conducted from 2007 to 2011 fully discloses the sufferings of women living in daily rent hotels
‘Addiction Trajectories’ reviewed by Kyle W. West
‘Addiction Trajectories’ edited by Eugene Raikhel and William Garriott (Duke University Press, 2013) According to the editors of Addiction Trajectories, ‘Addiction is particularly relevant as an object of anthropological inquiry because it sits at