interdisciplinary fields, such as global health.
Academic medical anthropology in the twenty-first century encompasses the domains of individual experience, discourse, knowledge, practice, and meaning; the social, political, and economic relations of health and illness; the nature of interactions between biology and culture; the ecology of health and illness; the cross-cultural study of ethnomedical systems and healing practices; and the interpretation of human suffering and health concerns in space and time (Baer et al. 2003; Erickson 2008; Joralemon 1999; Lock and Scheper-Hughes 1996; McElroy and Townsend 2009; Nichter 1992; Sargent and Johnson 1996; Scheper-Hughes and Lock 1987; Singer and Baer 2007). Applied medical anthropology takes on the responsibility of making research useful for clinical or health educational applications, for influencing health policy, or for effecting social justice (Erickson 2003; Rylko-Bauer et al. 2006; Singer and Baer 2007), continuing the founding theme of bettering the public health. Despite our different interests, “our great strength is our diversity of theory and method, our holistic approach, our willingness to cross disciplinary boundaries, and our insistence on social justice” (Erickson 2003:4).
Companion to Medical Anthropology is meant not to serve as a full history of the subdiscipline (although many components of the field’s history are discussed), or as an encyclopedia (although essays on many key topics are included), nor as an annual review of medical anthropology. Rather, we have identified scholars who we believe have something important to say about some of the major topics and themes in medical anthropology. For this second edition, we asked authors, some from the first edition and some new, to write an original or significantly updated chapter that addresses current issues, controversies, and state of the field for their particular area of expertise from their own perspectives, and to hypothesize about the future trends and directions in their areas of expertise: where we are, what the major and emerging issues currently appear to be, and what might lie ahead.
The book is designed to address students, scholars, and practitioners alike. Unavoidably, there are many more thematic and topical areas than could be included in this volume. Thus, Companion is not exhaustive and was not meant to be. We believe, however, that what you find in these pages will engage your interest, passion, and commitment to ensure that medical anthropology continues to matter in a world of enormous health challenges.
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