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Alumna Sheila Bock publishes in Journal of Medical Humanities

July 1, 2015

Alumna Sheila Bock publishes in Journal of Medical Humanities

Sheila Bock

Folklore alumna Sheila Bock has published an article based on her dissertation fieldwork:  “Grappling to Think Clearly”: Vernacular Theorizing in Robbie McCauley’s Sugar,” Journal of Medical Humanities 36: 127-139.  Bock's article examines Robbie McCauley’s Sugar, focusing on how this solo performance work opens up discursive spaces for a range of voices and perspectives. She argues that the ideas expressed in Sugar work as a type of vernacular theorizing, questioning the means by which certain perspectives and ways of knowing are valued over others. She suggests how Sugar could serve as a model for health professionals involved in the fight again diabetes, as it opens up opportunities for dialogue and makes visible the processual nature of people’s attempts to make sense of the disease.