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Download a PDF of the call: Food as Medicine. (*.pdf) Proposal due: October 15, 2019 to rhm.journal.editors@gmail.com Sociologist Deborah Lupton wrote that “food has become profoundly medicalised in its association with health, illness and disease” (2000, p. 205). Historically, diet has, indeed, always been part of […]

Call for “Ethical Exposure” Essays: Ethical Quandaries and Conundrums in RHM Research Practice Raquel Baldwinson’s (2018) commentary in vol. 1, no. 3-4 of the Rhetoric of Health & Medicineraised important questions for scholars in our field about how we conceptualize, articulate, and advocate for our […]

Planning a symposium or conference can be a lot of fun. But, there’s also the downside, and that is, having to tell people no. Having done a few events, I try to make sure that I am being as kind as possible even with “no” […]

RHM is now accepting traditional book reviews. These book reviews will be assigned to an issue and published as an open access supplement to the journal at https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rhm/ Should you want to a review a book, please use the following guidelines. If you have any […]

RSA 2020 The RSA 2020 call has come out. RHM scholars have typically had a strong showing. If you want assistance in forming panels or please join us for Third Thursday on 3-21-19 or find us on Facebook in the Flux group. CCCC 2020 While […]

It’s that time of the year when RHM scholars convene at the CCCC’s conference. We always have activities planned so we would love to welcome new friends and to catch up with old friends. Meet the Editors You can meet the editors of Rhetoric of […]

31 December 2018 by Lisa Meloncon Happy New Year’s Eve- I hope that you’re finding time to rest and recuperate during this down time between terms. Over at the journal, Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, we continue to work hard in moving manuscripts through review, […]

Third Thursdays are a dedicated time on the third Thursday of the each month to talk about issues related to your work specifically in RHM and your work in general. Spring, 2020, 3:00pmET Access the hangout room Dial-in number (US): (605) 313-6006 Access code: 351124# […]