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We are pleased to welcome you to the Fifth Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology!
The Conference will take place on the Boston North Shore, at the Endicott College Campus, from July 18th to the 21st, 2007 The purpose of the conference is to promote dialogue among academics, researchers, practitioners and activists who are interested in developing critical and qualitative approaches within health psychology and related fields. Participants in the Conferences of the ISCHP (www.ischp.org) espouse a variety of theoretical and methodological viewpoints. They share an awareness of the social, political and cultural dimensions of health and illness, and an active commitment to reducing human suffering and promoting improved quality of life.
Conference Poster is available for downloading and printing - you can use it to advertise the Conference. (pdf) The Conference will begin mid-day on July 18th and end mid-day on July 21st, 2007. Key Note Speakers(Bios) (Abstracts)Lesley Doyal, University of Bristol, UK Living with HIV: the Experiences of African Women and Men
Elliot Mishler, Harvard Medical School, US War, Violence and Torture: Topics for a Critical Health Psychology
Michael Murray, Keele University, UK Health and the Arts
Catherine Riessman, Boston College, US Narrative Analysis and Bob Dylan: What's the Connection?
The Themes of the Conference Include:Critical Ideas and Health: Social constructionism, Post-modernism, Discourse, Materialism, Feminism, Hermeneutics, Subjectivity, EmbodimentQualitative Research in Health and Healthcare: Action research, Ethnography, Grounded theory, Discourse analysis, Phenomenology, Narrative, Performative approaches, Arts and health, Experiences of health and illness.Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions: Health disparities, Implications of Poverty, Racism, Gender discrimination, Violence, and Political oppression for health and healthcare.Local Organizers: (Click for Bios)
Irina Todorova, Liz Mongillo, Miranda Waggoner Contact: For more information visit the web site: www.ischp2007.org Contact us at : info@ischp2007.org
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