Title
Towards an integrated political ecology of health and bodies
Publication Date
8-1-2021
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Progress in Human Geography
Volume
45
Issue
4
DOI
10.1177/0309132520946489
First Page
776
Last Page
795
Abstract
Political ecology of health (PEH) has become a robust subfield in geography. PEH scholarship deploys diverse theories and methods across analytical realms of political economy, social discourse, and materiality. Yet, within PEH the materiality of the body has been theoretically divided between an affective, visceral approach and one that views the body as a socio-ecological assemblage. We contend these two approaches are not mutually exclusive and might be held in tension for more nuanced analyses. We then analyze non-communicable diseases in India to exemplify this integrated framework’s analytical potentials.
Keywords
affect, bodies, diabetes, more-than-human, political ecology of health, visceral
Department
Urban and Regional Planning
Recommended Citation
Carly E. Nichols and Vincent J. Del Casino. "Towards an integrated political ecology of health and bodies" Progress in Human Geography (2021): 776-795. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132520946489