I’ve just had a new article published in the journal ‘surveillance and society’. This is a special edition with a nice collection of papers on medical surveillance. The article can be found at this link: http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/ojs/index.php/journal
March 19, 2009
The review can be accessed here: http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/ojs/index.php/journal Andy Miah and Emma Rich have written an insightful and provocative book about cybermedicine, the varieties of knowledge, experience and practice emerging at the intersection of health information and the Web.
February 20, 2009
Recently spoke at the launch of Dr Lee Monaghan’s new book Men and The War on Obesity. A few pics from the event: Lucy Aphramor, Emma Rich and Eoin Deveraux. Lucy Aprhamor, Lee Monaghan (author) and Emma Rich
July 4, 2006
4th July 2006, Today i took part in a discussion on BBC Radio 4 ‘womans hour’ with Tam Fry, Honorary Chaiman of the Child Growth Foundation. Details below, listen to the discussion here
June 28, 2006
I have just secured a book contract with Routledge for a text with Professor John Evans and Rachel Allwood (loughborough University) ‘Fat Fabrications’. The book will be published in 2008, and explores the relationship between the obesity discourse, education and practice and eating disorders.
June 28, 2006
The gender sport and society forum (GSSF) is a forum for scholars and students interested in social research on gender and sport. I have established this forum as way to foster collaboration and provide a context in which to exchange dialogue about contemporary issues. Whilst the forum uses the term ‘sport’ this is taken here… [Read more…]
June 28, 2006
I have co-authored a book on the medicalisation of cyberspace with Dr Andy Miah, Paisley University. Synopsis The medicalization of many aspects of social life, from childbirth to diet to housing, has become more and more apparent at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The involvement of ‘cyberspace’ in this new medicalized world is significant… [Read more…]
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