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Photo Exhibition: Tales of Treatment

“Tales of Treatment” narrates 16 photographic stories of traditional healing as a dying craft among ethnic minority groups in northern Thailand; but it also highlights subtle contradictions and tensions in global health policy and research – for instance in the field of antimicrobial resistance, which is regarded a global health priority and a threat to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The exhibition is a collection of photographic stories that the “Antibiotics and Activity Spaces” research team encountered during a demanding journey to 72 villages and more than 15 different ethnic groups in Northern Thailand. Stories of herbal medicine, ghost doctors, sacred books of chants, and ceremonial posts highlight that healing maintains firm though waning links to local knowledge and belief systems even in an economy and society transitioning as rapidly as Thailand’s. The exhibition is joint work between Asst Prof Marco J Haenssgen (Global Sustainable Development) and the Thai researchers Ms Nutcha (Ern) Charoenboon, Ms Patthanan (Mind) Thavethanutthanawin, and Ms Kanokporn (Joobjang) Wibunjak.

 

The Tales of Treatment exhibition is supported by the University of Warwick’s Humanities Research Fund, the Global Research Priority on Connecting Cultures, and Global Sustainable Development. “Antibiotics and Activity Spaces” was funded by the Antimicrobial Resistance Cross Council Initiative supported by the seven research councils in partnership with the Department of Health and Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (grant ref. ES/P00511X/1, administered by the UK Economic and Social Research Council).

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Thu 21 Feb 2019, 13:57