Home
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)
All of our fall 2024 meetings will take place on the last Wednesday of each month, 5:30pm eastern time in the HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or Greenlaw Hall, Room 524. You can also join any of these via Zoom in real time.
RECENT POSTS:
Sept. 2024 Meeting Notes: Belling’s A Condition of Doubt
Our September 2024 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, September 25 at 5:30pm in UNC’s HHIVE Lab (Greenlaw 524) and via Zoom. We discussed A Condition of Doubt: The Meanings of Hypochondria by Catherine Belling (Oxford UP, 2012). Dr. Belling … Read more
Sept. 2024 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting! We will meet on Wednesday, September 25 at 5:30pm in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or Greenlaw 524. Note: All of our … Read more
Aug. 2024 Meeting Notes: The Retrievals, an NYT Podcast
Our August 2024 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, August 28 at 5:30pm in UNC’s HHIVE Lab (Greenlaw 524) and via Zoom. We discussed The Retrievals, a podcast from The New York Times by Susan Burton, Laura Starecheski, Julie Snyder, … Read more
Aug. 2024 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for the beginning of a new academic semester! Our first meeting for Fall 2024 will take place on Wednesday, August 28 at 5:30pm in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, also known … Read more