Bludau, Heidi L., 1972-
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Dates
- Existence: 1972-
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Dealing with disaster : an anthropological view of vulnerability and resiliency in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, 2014
Item — Call number MU Thesis Sed
Identifier: b7636389
Abstract
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the Jersey Shore and left much of the region in devastation—a reality that continues to affect many residents eighteen months later. As time passed, many residents began to question the general ill-preparedness New Jersey as a state demonstrated during the events surrounding Hurricane Sandy. Framed by an anthropological approach using methodological and theoretical intersections, this theis will examine social, cultural, economic,...
Dates:
2014
Exploitation of the undocumented : the lack of agency and capital amongst undocumented Brazilian immigrants, 2015
Item — Call number MU Thesis Viv
Identifier: b7607897
Abstract
Brazilian immigrants in Saint Christopher, United States suffer various obstacles to their success. The first comes when the migrant realizes that he is ineligible to legally live permanently and work in Saint Christopher. This is where he first loses his agency. Although this agency is regained through the process of illegal immigration, it is again threatened by exploitation and discrimination within the United States. Some mistreatment comes from American business owners, landlords,...
Dates:
2015
From the bush to the Bronx : demonstrating the power of heritage through migration, 2013
Item — Call number MU Thesis Con
Identifier: b7607852
Abstract
Nevis is a Caribbean island in the British West Indies that steeped [sic] in history and cultural tradition. Nevisians value their culture and make efforts to preserve their traditions, including bush medicine, in the face for globalization. The project focuses on the specific cultural practice, bush medicine. Bush medicine in Nevis is the use of wild plants in various ways to treat disease or illness. For many Nevisians, bush medicine is their first line...
Dates:
2013
"If it worked, it wouldn't be an alternative anymore" : the changing discourse of alternative medicine in the United States, 2018
Item — Call number MU Thesis Fis
Identifier: b7929085
Abstract
My research explores how discourse and the subjectivities of practitioners and patients are (re)created through the biomedical lens. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork done in New Jersey, which focuses on the importance of each group's roles and identities within both biomedical and alternative healing practices. This research examines the interactions between both patients and doctors and how these interactions shape identity through constructs such as power and knowledge. I specially...
Dates:
2018