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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)
All of our spring 2025 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:
Jan. 2025 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting (our first meeting of the spring 2025 semester)! We will meet on Wednesday, January 29 at 5:30pm in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin … Read more
Nov. 2024 Meeting Notes: Buchbinder’s All in Your Head
Our November 2024 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, November 20 at 5:30pm in Greenlaw 509 (temporarily relocated from UNC’s HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524) and via Zoom. We discussed All in Your Head: Making Sense of Pediatric Pain (U of … Read more
Nov. 2024 Meeting Announcement
The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting! We will meet on Wednesday, November 20 at 5:30pm in UNC’s HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or Greenlaw 524. Note: This will be … Read more
Oct. 2024 Meeting Notes: Atkins’s My Imaginary Illness
Our October 2024 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, October 30 at 5:30pm in UNC’s HHIVE Lab (Greenlaw 524) and via Zoom. We discussed My Imaginary Illness: A Journey into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical Diagnosis (Cornell UP, 2011) by … Read more