The Occupied Clinic
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| Author | Saiba Varma |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Publication date | October 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4780-1098-2 |
The Occupied Clinic: Militarism and Care in Kashmir is a monograph by Saiba Varma, in the field of medical anthropology.[1][2][3] It was published in October 2020 by Duke University Press (as well as Yoda Press). Varma is an Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology at University of California, San Diego.[4] She is also the incumbent Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies.[4]
Content
Varma's scholarship discusses the broad effects of chronic unresolved conflict in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on the mental health of local population.[4] She probes into how local psychiatric clinics tackle these issues but in the process, become microcosms of the broader political fractures governing Kashmir.[4][5]
Reception
The book went on to receive the Edie Turner First Book Prize in Ethnographic Writing by the American Anthropological Association.[6][7]
Varma has been accused of not being transparent about her positionality — she did not disclose that her father was a top brass of India's security apparatus.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Atuk, Tankut (2021-04-05). "The Volatile Possibilities and Empty Gestures of Care Under Military Occupation". Anthropology Book Forum. 7 (1). American Anthropological Association. ISSN 2380-7725.
- ↑ "The battle over minds and bodies in Kashmir". Mintlounge. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ Bhat, Adil (31 August 2021). "Kashmir: How medical care became militarised under Indian occupation". Middle East Eye.
- 1 2 3 4 "Saiba Varma". anthropology.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ↑ Tareen, Sher Ali (2020-12-18). "The Occupied Clinic: Militarism and Care in Kashmir by Saiba Varma". New Books Network. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ↑ "Past Winners of the Edie Turner Prize | Society for Humanistic Anthropology". Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- 1 2 "Book on Kashmir by R&AW officer's daughter fans furore". Hindustan Times. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-17.