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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 Spring 2026 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.
UPDATE: Our January and February meetings will take place strictly over Zoom. We will return to the HHIVE Lab in March.
RECENT POSTS:
Congrats on Camille Kroll’s publication!
We are excited to congratulate LMCC member Camille Kroll on the recent publication of her academic article, “‘I can’t take in every stray puppy’: How U.S. Pain Specialists Purify Pain Management through Opioid-Related Gatekeeping” in Social Science & Medicine! Camille … Read more
Jan. 2026 Meeting Notes: Works-in-Progress by Seiler
The January 2026 meeting of UNC’s Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) took place on Wed. Jan. 28 on Zoom. Our February meeting will also take place strictly via our usual Zoom link. (We plan to return to the HHIVE … Read more
Jan. 2026 Meeting Announcement
UPDATE: Our January and February meetings will take place strictly over Zoom. We will return to the HHIVE Lab in March. The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is excited for our next meeting! We will meet … Read more
Nov. 2025 Meeting Notes: Raw Material by O’Connor
Our November 2025 LMCC meeting took place on Wednesday, Nov. 19 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 the scholarly monograph … Read more