R Littlewood
Biographic Data
| ID | 2364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Littlewood |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Littlewood |
| SIGNATURE | LITTLEWOOD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology, University College London, London, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7661-9542 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Implementing recommendations to optimise professional support in the medical workplace
The embodiment of a floating signifier
As described in ethnographies, the 'floating signifiers' of social anthropology appear akin to similar categories in contemporary Western societies such as energy. Both may be embodied in actual experience. The practice of ritual orgasm, Pra-Na, and its relation to the group's cosmology, are intrinsic to a religio-therapeutic community in San Francisco whose ideas derive from reified Western notions of 'vital energy' along with popular Chinese me…
Offering HCV treatment to prisoners is an important opportunity
Prison is an important location to detect, address and treat HCV infection in people who may be underserved for healthcare and find it difficult to navigate community treatment pathways. This is often related to problems with OUD and resulting social inequity. HCV management in prisons must be improved. Policy and clinical practice guidance must be set to promote treatment, and practical steps to make treatment easy should be followed including e…
Pass the Cream, Hold the Butter
It has been argued by some that sexual health campaigns' ignorance of the richness of meanings associated with semen for gay men has actually led to an increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS(Rofes 1996 ). This paper reviews some of these meanings and their employment among a group of gay men who actively want to be infected with HIV as well as wanting to infect others ('bugchasers' and 'giftgivers'). Based on the analysis of exchanges posted on a web…
Aliens and Alienists
Pass the Cream, Hold the Butter
It has been argued by some that sexual health campaigns' ignorance of the richness of meanings associated with semen for gay men has actually led to an increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS(Rofes 1996 ). This paper reviews some of these meanings and their employment among a group of gay men who actively want to be infected with HIV as well as wanting to infect others ('bugchasers' and 'giftgivers'). Based on the analysis of exchanges posted on a web…
The embodiment of a floating signifier
As described in ethnographies, the 'floating signifiers' of social anthropology appear akin to similar categories in contemporary Western societies such as energy. Both may be embodied in actual experience. The practice of ritual orgasm, Pra-Na, and its relation to the group's cosmology, are intrinsic to a religio-therapeutic community in San Francisco whose ideas derive from reified Western notions of 'vital energy' along with popular Chinese me…
Aliens and Alienists
Pass the Cream, Hold the Butter
It has been argued by some that sexual health campaigns' ignorance of the richness of meanings associated with semen for gay men has actually led to an increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS(Rofes 1996 ). This paper reviews some of these meanings and their employment among a group of gay men who actively want to be infected with HIV as well as wanting to infect others ('bugchasers' and 'giftgivers'). Based on the analysis of exchanges posted on a web…
Offering HCV treatment to prisoners is an important opportunity
Prison is an important location to detect, address and treat HCV infection in people who may be underserved for healthcare and find it difficult to navigate community treatment pathways. This is often related to problems with OUD and resulting social inequity. HCV management in prisons must be improved. Policy and clinical practice guidance must be set to promote treatment, and practical steps to make treatment easy should be followed including e…
The embodiment of a floating signifier
As described in ethnographies, the 'floating signifiers' of social anthropology appear akin to similar categories in contemporary Western societies such as energy. Both may be embodied in actual experience. The practice of ritual orgasm, Pra-Na, and its relation to the group's cosmology, are intrinsic to a religio-therapeutic community in San Francisco whose ideas derive from reified Western notions of 'vital energy' along with popular Chinese me…
Implementing recommendations to optimise professional support in the medical workplace
Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · MEDLINE (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)