RHM Journal

RHM 7.4 includes topics like: a review of RHM research and its responsiveness, religion, identification and agency, air justice and health literacy, mental health rhetoric, and assisted suicide. Read here: journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/issue/view…

Join us for today's RHM Third Thursday session from 2:00-3:00 pm (ET) via Zoom. This month's topic, "Pandemic/Vaccine Rhetorics" will feature a brief presentation by Dr. Kari Campeau along with time for Q&A and open conversation. 🩺

Please join us for our next RHM Third Thursday on 10/17 from 7:00-8:00 pm (ET). October's topic, "Mental Health Rhetorics" will feature a presentation by Dr. Drew Holladay along with time for Q&A and open conversation.📚 🩺 All are welcome! Zoom link: tinyurl.com/rhm3rdthursday

New! Research article from 7.3: “Intersections of Genre and Identity in Contraceptive Health Discourses” by Mariel Krupansky: journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi… #transhealthcare #reproductivehealth #medicalrhetoric #techcomm #genre

Commentary from issue 7.3: “The Loss of Indigenous Language Practices: Implications for Native Health, Healing, and Cultural Wellbeing” by Melissa Thomas explores Indigenous language and healing and the process of “rhetorical survivance.” journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi…

#RHM issue 7.3 is out now! Lots of great topics on medical genres, identity and inclusivity, corporate rhetoric, pandemic discourse, indigenous healing, and more. Read the full issue now! journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/issue/view…

Read Dr. Wells’ article here: journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi…

We have a new interview out for RHM 7.2! Assistant Editor Amy Reed interviews Dr. Jaclyn Wells about her article “Just Follow the (Ten) Steps: Breastfeeding Education in Baby-Friendly Hospitals.” Full interview here: medicalrhetoric.com/interview-with…

Welcome back to Third Thursdays - an informal space to discuss current Rhetoric of Health and Medicine (RHM) scholarship and form working relationships with others in the field. Graduate students and faculty of all ranks are welcome.

Please join us for RHM Third Thursday tomorrow, September 19th, from 2:00-3:00 pm (ET) via Zoom. We'll discuss our current research interests/projects, favorite medical rhetoric reads, and general questions about the field. 📚 🩺 Zoom link: tinyurl.com/rhm3rdthursday

For more information about the award and the person it honors, Edwina L. Sanders, please visit: medicalrhetoric.com/announcement-t…

Read her work in volume 6.2 here: journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi…

We are thrilled to announce the 2024 recipient of the Edwina L. Sanders Award for Outstanding Work on the Rhetoric of Health Inequities, Dr. Laura McCann, for her excellent article, “Infertile Exclusions: Countering Race-Based Hyperfertility Narratives Online”!

Studying stigma, circulation, and mental health rhetoric? Take a look at Davi Johnson Thornton’s article from #RHM 7.2, “The Concept of Stigma in American Psychiatry: A Rhetorical Analysis” journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi… #healthcommunication #psychiatry

Still making last-minute additions to your RHM course reading list? We’ve got you covered! Check out Martha Sue Karnes’s recent review of Molly Margaret Kessler’s (2022) book “Stigma Stories: Rhetoric, Lived Experience, and Chronic Illness”: journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi…

CFP: Book Reviews-Rhetoric of Health and Medicine wpa-announcements.tracigardner.com/2024/01/24/cfp…

Calling all readers! RHM is looking for new book reviews! Submissions should cover recently published books (2023 onward) that address heath, illness, healing, and wellness from a rhetorical perspective. Reach out to editor G. Edzordzi Agbozo at agbozog@uncw.edu with queries!

Speaking of summer reading, take a look at Teresa Williams’s recent review of Hil Malatino’s (2020) book, “Trans Care”: medicalrhetoric.com/journal/vol-7-… You can buy Malatino’s book here: upress.umn.edu/9781517911188/… #transcare #transhealth

What’s on your summer reading list? Today we’re reading “Bodies of Knowledge: Biomarkers and Rhetoric of the Body” by Sarah Price and Richard Mocarski from issue 7.1. Check it out! journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi… #rhm #bodyrhetoric

Research Article from #RHM 7.2: “Just Follow the (Ten) Steps: Breastfeeding Education in Baby-Friendly Hospitals” by Jaclyn Wells: journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/article/vi… #breastfeeding #infantnutrition #parenteducation #hospitalpolicies