Traditional Chinese Medicine in Contemporary Contexts

Activity Type: 
Conference
Date: 
Friday, February 15, 2013 - 09:00 to Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 11:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
University Club

Friday Sessions 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday Sessions 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been widely disseminated around the world. China's heritage in this regard has become a part of world heritage. The purpose of the conference will be to examine how TCM changes in diaspora contexts. The overall framework will be set within medical anthropology and the study of pluralism and symbiosis between different medical approaches to problems of curing and healing sicknesses, biomedical and worldwide. Ritual aspects of treatments will be included in the conference purview.
The conference will feature papers by Nancy Chen, Christopher Coggins, Aizhong Li, Shih-Hsiang, Mei Zhan, Qunce Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wenyi Zhang, and Yanhua Zhang.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Registration Required. Please email Rachel Jacobson at rej16@pitt.edu with your name and affiliation to register.

UCIS Unit: 
Asian Studies Center
Confucius Institute
Non-University Sponsors: 
China Council
World Regions: 
Asia
East Asia