Eric I. Karchmer
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Appalachian State University
United States of America
Biography
"Dr. Eric I. Karchmer is currently working as a Assistant Professor in the Department of Department of Anthropology, Appalachian State University , USA . His research interests includes Medical anthropology, science studies, the politics of knowledge, Chinese medicine, China studies, colonial and postcolonial societies, history of medicine, ethnobotany. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Eric I. Karchmer is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to Medical anthropology, science studies, the politics of knowledge, Chinese medicine, China studies, colonial and postcolonial societies, history of medicine, ethnobotany. "
Research Interest
Medical anthropology, science studies, the politics of knowledge, Chinese medicine, China studies, colonial and postcolonial societies, history of medicine, ethnobotany
Publications
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2002 "Magic, Science, and Qigong in Contemporary China." In China Off Center: Mapping the Margins of the Middle Kingdom, Susan Blum and Lionel Jensen (eds.), pp. 311-322. University of Hawaii Press.
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2010 "Chinese Medicine in Action: On the Postcoloniality of Medical Practice in China." Medical Anthropology 29(3):1-27.
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2013 "The Excitations and Suppressions of the Time: Locating Emotional Disorders in Modern Chinese Medicine." Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry 37(1).
