Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy published the article "From HIV to COVID19: Anthropology, urgency, and the politics of engagement" in Somatosphere. She writes about the parallels and differences between HIV and COVID19, and makes a strong argument for engaged anthropology as intellectual activism. These comments were originally prepared for the COVID19 and Anthropology: Disease, Social Justice, and Well Being" webinar hosted by the NY Academy of Sciences Anthropology Section on April 20, 2020.

 

Sangaramoorthy, T. "From HIV to COVID19: Anthropology, urgency, and the politics of engagement." Somatosphere, May 1, 2020.

 

Read the full piece, here: http://somatosphere.net/2020/from-hiv-to-covid19-anthropology-urgency-and-the-politics-of-engagement.html/

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