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The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) is an informal working and reading group of graduate and professional students (along with faculty, librarians, other staff, and a few undergraduate students) who meet monthly to talk about all things related to the intersections of literature, medicine, and culture. Although the vast majority of our members are part of the UNC community, we are also open to meaningful participation from members of other universities, colleges, or other institutions.
In the past, we’ve met to workshop conference papers or other works-in-progress, discuss shared readings, and review journal articles. LMCC is a growing, energized organization for grad students in English and beyond. Drawing on a diverse array of personal and disciplinary perspectives, LMCC participants explore health and medical narratives, popular and professional health discourses, and other topics in the health humanities.
For more information, explore this site including notes on past meetings, upcoming events, and useful resources.
To join our email list, please contact one of our Co-Directors:
- Co-Director, Paul Blom (paulblom@live.unc.edu)
- Co-Director, Mindy Buchanan-King (mindym@email.unc.edu)
All of our meetings for the Fall 2025 semester will take place on the last Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm est in the HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or Greenlaw Hall, Room 524. You can also attend in real time via Zoom. Readings and other relevant details will be announced via our site’s Announcements page.
RECENT POSTS:
Nov. 2025 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting! We will meet on Wednesday, November 19 at 5:30pm eastern time in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or Greenlaw 524. If you … Read more
Oct. 2025 Meeting Notes: Rehabilitating Bodies by Long
Our October 2025 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 5:30pm over Zoom (although for our November meeting, we do plan to return to the HHIVE Lab, also known as Greenlaw 524 or Gaskin Library, with options for … Read more
Oct. 2025 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting! We will meet on Wednesday, October 29 at 5:30pm eastern time. Although we normally meet in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or … Read more
Sept. 2025 Meeting Notes: “Canada Is Killing Itself” by Elaina Plott Calabro, from The Atlantic
Our September 2025 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 5:30pm in the HHIVE Lab, also known as Greenlaw 524 or Gaskin Library, with options for members to join via Zoom as well. We discussed an article from … Read more