During the twentieth century, genes were considered the controlling force of life processes,
and the transfer of DNA the definitive explanation for biological heredity. Such views shaped …

A hallmark of complex humanitarian emergencies is the collective exposure, often over
extended periods of time, to political violence in the forms of war, terrorism, political …

Epigenetics stands in a complex relationship to issues of sex and gender. As a scientific
field, it has been heavily criticized for disproportionately targeting the maternal body and …

Taking Health to the Streets in Puerto Rico: Resisting Gastronomic, Psychiatric, and
Diabetes Colonialism traces the ways in which diabetes, depression, and food insecurity …

This dissertation traces the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain that connects farmers with
urban consumers in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India in order to illuminate broader …

Contemporary definitions and experiences of health and well-being cannot be dissociated
from the historical, structural, social, and cultural factors that shape our everyday lives …

This dissertation examines the promises and perils of how the emergent science of the
human microbiome is being taken up in the realm of diet and health. I demonstrate that the …

We live in a time of profound uncertainty and anxiety around food. Food is not only a
necessity for survival, but also fulfils multiple, and often conflicting, social roles: it is a site of …

The world is changing. India is changing. Food is changing. Bodies are changing. What
does this mean for the women of Maharashtra, India? Globalization and modernity manifest …

In this dissertation, I examine the challenges and contradictions as well as the expectations
and aspirations involved in the provision of healthcare to inmates in a maximum-security …