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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, and a few undergrads) 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)
Our regular meetings for Spring 2025 have concluded! Look out for announcements and updates about any potential summer meetings and for when we resume regular monthly meetings this fall!
RECENT POSTS:
April 2025 Meeting Notes: Zimmermann’s The Poetics and Politics of Alzheimer’s Disease Life-Writing
Our April 2025 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30pm in Greenlaw 509 (temporarily relocated from UNC’s HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524), with options for members to join via Zoom as well. We discussed The Poetics and Politics … Read more
April 2025 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting! We will meet on Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30pm eastern time in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or Greenlaw 524. If you … Read more
March 2025 Meeting Notes: Redman’s Bone Rooms
Our March 2025 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, March 26 at 5:30pm completely over Zoom. (For our next meeting in April, we plan to meet once again in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524, with options for members to join … Read more
March 2025 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting! We will meet on Wednesday, March 26 at 5:30pm eastern time. Due to some scheduling conflicts, our March meeting will take place strictly over Zoom. … Read more