Jennifer Edwell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6728690 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Edwell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwell |
| SIGNATURE | EDWELL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Transcendent Ecologies
This essay investigates the role of religion in the development of modern obstetrics, forging a connection between rhetoric of health and medicine and rhetoric of religion. To study this convergence, I combine Kenneth Burke’s “terministic screens” with Jenny Edbauer’s “rhetorical ecologies.” In particular, I analyze a variety of mid-nineteenth-century texts on midwifery/obstetrics to demonstrate how writers communicated within a transcendent ecol…
From othering to belonging
The medical profession in the USA is-and has long been-a segregated workforce. Currently, just 5.0% of all US physicians are black. Understanding the origins and mechanisms of this disparity is essential to creating a future where black healing and healers are supported by our medical system. In pursuit of this future, this article offers 'othering' and 'belonging' as frames of analysis and intervention for diversity and equity initiatives.Buildi…
Advancing Pre-Health Humanities as Intensive Research Practice
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Advancing Pre-Health Humanities as Intensive Research Practice
Transcendent Ecologies
This essay investigates the role of religion in the development of modern obstetrics, forging a connection between rhetoric of health and medicine and rhetoric of religion. To study this convergence, I combine Kenneth Burke’s “terministic screens” with Jenny Edbauer’s “rhetorical ecologies.” In particular, I analyze a variety of mid-nineteenth-century texts on midwifery/obstetrics to demonstrate how writers communicated within a transcendent ecol…
From othering to belonging
The medical profession in the USA is-and has long been-a segregated workforce. Currently, just 5.0% of all US physicians are black. Understanding the origins and mechanisms of this disparity is essential to creating a future where black healing and healers are supported by our medical system. In pursuit of this future, this article offers 'othering' and 'belonging' as frames of analysis and intervention for diversity and equity initiatives.Buildi…
Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Coursework (1 work) · Discipline (1 work) · Diversity (politics (1 work) · Diversity and Career in Medicine (1 work) · Empathy and Medical Education (1 work) · Engineering (1 work)