Nadia Abu El-Haj: A Brief History of Militarism, Psychiatry and PTSD
Red Medicine
Introduction
Red Medicine is a podcast about radical politics, medical anthropology and the sociology of science. In this episode I'll be speaking with Nadia Abu El-Haj, about the history of post-traumatic stress disorder. Specifically, what can be learned about psychiatry, American imperialism and anti-war politics by tracking PTSD's shifting status in medical discourse throughout the 20th and 21st century. If you'd like to support Red Medicine you can do so in a number of ways. Firstly, you can go to BuyMeAcoffee.com forward slash Red Medicine and sign up for a one-pound amongst donations to keep the podcast going. Once we reach 100 supporters I'll be arranging a giveaway
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