M W Amarasiri De Silva
Biographic Data
| ID | 78591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M W Amarasiri De Silva |
| GIVEN NAMES | M W Amarasiri |
| FAMILY NAME | De Silva |
| SIGNATURE | DE SILVA M W A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3341-4261 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Kidney Disease, Health, and Commodification of Drinking Water
In response to evidence suggesting that polluted drinking water is a risk factor for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka, the government introduced reverse osmosis (RO) water as an alternative form of drinking water in the North Central Province (NCP) between 2010 and 2016. We examine whether CKDu prevalence and disease progression have been reduced as a result of the introduction of RO water and behavioral changes and …
Drinking water and chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
This paper examines how people in Anuradhapura District in Sri Lanka affected by endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) explain the factors causing the illness and their cultural meanings. The research found that the issue of contaminated water raised by the local community and the cultural meaning of water have influenced the government policy, health programmes, research agendas and the work of the media. Media reports on so…
Do name changes to "acaste" names by the Sinhalese indicate a diminishing significance of caste
In modern Sri Lankan society, caste has become less significant as a marker of social identity and exclusion than was the case in the past. While acknowledging this trend across South Asian societies, the literature does not adequately explain why this is happening. Increasing urbanization, the growing number of inter-caste marriages, the expanding middle class, and the bulging youth population have all been suggested as contributory factors. In …
Bio-media Citizenship and Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka
In this article, I examine the crucial role of the biomedical industry, epidemiological and biomedical research, and the media in forming attitudes to and the understanding of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. Local conceptions of CKDu have been shaped by the circulation in the media of epidemiological research findings pertaining to the disease, biomedical interventions in the management of the disease in hospitals …
Structural violence and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka
Suicide in Sri Lanka
Reviewed by: Suicide in Sri Lanka: The Anthropology of an Epidemic by Tom Widger M. W. Amarasiri de Silva and Steven M. Albert Tom Widger, Suicide in Sri Lanka: The Anthropology of an Epidemic (Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series). New York: Routledge, 2014. 222 pp. Anthropology deals with "living people in small places" (Eriksen 2001). In this sense suicide raises fundamental issues for anthropologists. The person who commits suicide succes…
Ethnicity, politics and inequality
The provision of humanitarian aid at times of disaster in multi-ethnic community settings may lead to conflict, tension and even the widening of the distance between various ethnic groups. That aid agencies distribute humanitarian aid directly to affected communities, to speed up recovery, may often lead to chaos and the intensification of ethnic sentiments. The new distribution mechanisms introduced for the delivery of tsunami aid in Ampara Dist…
Care seeking in Sri Lanka
Ethnicity, politics and inequality
The provision of humanitarian aid at times of disaster in multi-ethnic community settings may lead to conflict, tension and even the widening of the distance between various ethnic groups. That aid agencies distribute humanitarian aid directly to affected communities, to speed up recovery, may often lead to chaos and the intensification of ethnic sentiments. The new distribution mechanisms introduced for the delivery of tsunami aid in Ampara Dist…
Care seeking in Sri Lanka
Structural violence and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka
Drinking water and chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
This paper examines how people in Anuradhapura District in Sri Lanka affected by endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) explain the factors causing the illness and their cultural meanings. The research found that the issue of contaminated water raised by the local community and the cultural meaning of water have influenced the government policy, health programmes, research agendas and the work of the media. Media reports on so…
Bio-media Citizenship and Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka
In this article, I examine the crucial role of the biomedical industry, epidemiological and biomedical research, and the media in forming attitudes to and the understanding of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. Local conceptions of CKDu have been shaped by the circulation in the media of epidemiological research findings pertaining to the disease, biomedical interventions in the management of the disease in hospitals …
Care seeking in Sri Lanka
Ethnicity, politics and inequality
The provision of humanitarian aid at times of disaster in multi-ethnic community settings may lead to conflict, tension and even the widening of the distance between various ethnic groups. That aid agencies distribute humanitarian aid directly to affected communities, to speed up recovery, may often lead to chaos and the intensification of ethnic sentiments. The new distribution mechanisms introduced for the delivery of tsunami aid in Ampara Dist…
Structural violence and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka
Suicide in Sri Lanka
Reviewed by: Suicide in Sri Lanka: The Anthropology of an Epidemic by Tom Widger M. W. Amarasiri de Silva and Steven M. Albert Tom Widger, Suicide in Sri Lanka: The Anthropology of an Epidemic (Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series). New York: Routledge, 2014. 222 pp. Anthropology deals with "living people in small places" (Eriksen 2001). In this sense suicide raises fundamental issues for anthropologists. The person who commits suicide succes…
Do name changes to "acaste" names by the Sinhalese indicate a diminishing significance of caste
In modern Sri Lankan society, caste has become less significant as a marker of social identity and exclusion than was the case in the past. While acknowledging this trend across South Asian societies, the literature does not adequately explain why this is happening. Increasing urbanization, the growing number of inter-caste marriages, the expanding middle class, and the bulging youth population have all been suggested as contributory factors. In …
Bio-media Citizenship and Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka
In this article, I examine the crucial role of the biomedical industry, epidemiological and biomedical research, and the media in forming attitudes to and the understanding of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. Local conceptions of CKDu have been shaped by the circulation in the media of epidemiological research findings pertaining to the disease, biomedical interventions in the management of the disease in hospitals …
Drinking water and chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
This paper examines how people in Anuradhapura District in Sri Lanka affected by endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) explain the factors causing the illness and their cultural meanings. The research found that the issue of contaminated water raised by the local community and the cultural meaning of water have influenced the government policy, health programmes, research agendas and the work of the media. Media reports on so…
Kidney Disease, Health, and Commodification of Drinking Water
In response to evidence suggesting that polluted drinking water is a risk factor for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka, the government introduced reverse osmosis (RO) water as an alternative form of drinking water in the North Central Province (NCP) between 2010 and 2016. We examine whether CKDu prevalence and disease progression have been reduced as a result of the introduction of RO water and behavioral changes and …
Medicine (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Sri lanka (5 works) · Kidney disease (4 works) · Pathology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works)