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The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) is an informal working 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. Stay up to date with our latest announcements and updates by subscribing by email (by completing the form at the bottom of this site).
If you’re interested in joining, please contact one of our Co-Directors:
- Co-Director, Rachel Warner (warnerr@live.unc.edu)
- Co-Director, Paul Blom (paulblom@live.unc.edu)
RECENT POSTS:
September 2022 Meeting Announcement
The September 2022 LMCC meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 28 at 5:30pm est. We will be meeting in person in the HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library, Greenlaw Hall, Room 524. If you can’t join us in … Continued
Sept. 1 Meeting: Dumes’s Divided Bodies
Our August 2022 meeting for LMCC actually took place on Thursday, September 1 at 5:30pm in the HHIVE Lab and via Zoom. We discussed Abigail A. Dumes’s 2020 monograph from Duke University Press, Divided Bodies: Lyme Disease, Contested Illness, and … Continued
August 2022 Meeting Announcement (Sept. 1)
The August 2022 LMCC meeting will actually take place on Thursday, September 1 at 5:30pm est. We will be meeting in person in the HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library, Greenlaw Hall, Room 524. If you can’t join us … Continued
April 2022 Meeting: Raza Kolb’s Epidemic Empire continued
Our April 2022 meeting for LMCC took place on Thursday, April 28 at 5:30pm est via Zoom. We continued discussing Anjuli Fatima Raza Kolb’s 2021 monograph from the University of Chicago Press, Epidemic Empire: Colonialism, Contagion, and Terror 1817-2020. In … Continued