João Biehl
Encyclopedia
João Guilherme Biehl is a Brazil
ian anthropologist and theologian currently based at Princeton University
. He specializes in medical anthropology
and is the winner of the Rudolph Virchow Award
given by the Society for Medical Anthropology
. He was also awarded the Margaret Mead Award
in 2007. His interests include medical anthropology, social studies of science and technology, psychological anthropology, globalization and development, Latin American societies.
at the University of California, Berkeley
in 1999. He also earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union
at Berkeley
in 1996 in Religion
/Interdisciplinary Studies. Biehl was a National Institute of Mental Health
postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University
(1998–2000); a member of the Institute for Advanced Study
, Princeton
(2002–03 and 2005–06); and a visiting professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris
(2004). He teaches medical anthropology
and courses on science, technology and society, cultural globalization, and social theory. Professor Biehl held the Harold Willis Dodds Presidential University Fellowship (2004–2006) and received the Presidential Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005.
He is currently writing the history of a fratricidal war—the Mucker war
—that took place among German
immigrants in 1874 in southern Brazil
. His current ethnographic research focuses on domestic crimes and the monetarization of kinship
ties in that region.
He is also the co-editor of Subjectivity: Ethnographic Investigations (University of California Press
2007).
His work has been published in American Ethnologist; Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry; Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies; Public Culture
; and Social Text
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian anthropologist and theologian currently based at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He specializes in medical anthropology
Medical anthropology
Medical anthropology is an interdisciplinary field which studies "human health and disease, health care systems, and biocultural adaptation". It views humans from multidimensional and ecological perspectives...
and is the winner of the Rudolph Virchow Award
Rudolph Virchow Award
- About the Award :The Rudolf Virchow Awards are given by the Critical Anthropology for Global Health Study Group, a special interest group of Society for Medical Anthropology...
given by the Society for Medical Anthropology
Society for Medical Anthropology
The Organization of Medical Anthropology was formed in 1967 and first met on April 27, 1968, at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology , during which the Medical Anthropology Newsletter was conceived and first published in October 1968 with 53 subscribers...
. He was also awarded the Margaret Mead Award
Margaret Mead Award
Margaret Mead Award is an award in the field of anthropology presented by the Society for Applied Anthropology from 1979 to 1983 and jointly with the American Anthropological Association afterwards. This award was named after anthropologist Margaret Mead, who had a particular talent for bringing...
in 2007. His interests include medical anthropology, social studies of science and technology, psychological anthropology, globalization and development, Latin American societies.
Career
João Biehl earned his Ph.D. in AnthropologyAnthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1999. He also earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union
Graduate Theological Union
The Graduate Theological Union ' is a consortium of nine independent theological schools, and eleven centers and affiliates. Eight of the theological schools are located in Berkeley, California. The GTU was founded in 1962. It maintains the Graduate Theological Union Library, one of the most...
at Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
in 1996 in Religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
/Interdisciplinary Studies. Biehl was a National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health...
postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(1998–2000); a member of the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
, Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
(2002–03 and 2005–06); and a visiting professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(2004). He teaches medical anthropology
Medical anthropology
Medical anthropology is an interdisciplinary field which studies "human health and disease, health care systems, and biocultural adaptation". It views humans from multidimensional and ecological perspectives...
and courses on science, technology and society, cultural globalization, and social theory. Professor Biehl held the Harold Willis Dodds Presidential University Fellowship (2004–2006) and received the Presidential Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005.
He is currently writing the history of a fratricidal war—the Mucker war
Muckers
Muckers , is the nickname given to the followers of the teaching of Johann Heinrich Schönherr and Johann Wilhelm Ebel ....
—that took place among German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
immigrants in 1874 in southern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. His current ethnographic research focuses on domestic crimes and the monetarization of kinship
Kinship
Kinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin, through either biological, cultural, or historical descent. And descent groups, lineages, etc. are treated in their own subsections....
ties in that region.
Publications
- Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment (University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
2005) - "Pharmaceutical Governance." In Global Pharmaceuticals: Ethics, Markets, Practices, edited by Adriana Petryna, Andrew Lakoff, and Arthur KleinmanArthur KleinmanArthur Kleinman is a prominent American psychiatrist and is the Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of medical anthropology and cross-cultural psychiatry at Harvard University, USA. He is well known for his work on mental illness in Chinese culture, was the chair of the Harvard Department of...
(Duke University PressDuke University PressDuke University Press is an academic publisher of books and journals, and a unit of Duke University. It publishes approximately 120 books annually and more than 40 journals, as well as offering five electronic collections...
, 2006, pp. 206–239) - Will to Live: AIDS Therapies and the Politics of Survival (Princeton University PressPrinceton University Press-Further reading:* "". Artforum International, 2005.-External links:* * * * *...
2007)
He is also the co-editor of Subjectivity: Ethnographic Investigations (University of California Press
University of California Press
University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
2007).
His work has been published in American Ethnologist; Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry; Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies; Public Culture
Public Culture
Public Culture is a reviewed interdisciplinary academic journal of cultural studies, founded in 1988 by anthropologists Carol Breckenridge and Arjun Appadurai...
; and Social Text
Social Text
Social Text is an academic journal published by Duke University Press. Since its inception as an independent editorial collective in 1979, Social Text has addressed a wide range of social and cultural phenomena, covering questions of gender, sexuality, race, and the environment...
.
External links
- joaobiehl.net - Official website
- Biehl with one of his interlocutors http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S17/06/97S70/index.xml?section=featured