Abstract:
Five years
after the 2010 flash flood\, Ladakh has recovered quickly in terms of infr
astructures. New buildings have been erected in the same place\, communicat
ion lines and transportation restored. It almost looks like as if nothing e
ver happened\, but today the slightest sound of thunder and lightning and t
he unusual amount of rain revives the psychological trauma. We used in-dept
h interviews as well as narratives from flood survivors\, community leaders
and students away from home who experienced disaster “secondhand” through
extensive media coverage\, asking if coping strategies of 2010 eroded the f
oundation for adaptation today.
Nancy Perini Chin is an anthropologis t with training in population health. Her work examines the relationships b etween society\, culture\, and health with special attention to the effects of gender dynamics. She has developed expertise in ethnographic\, qualitat ive research with the goal of better understanding the links between higher order social and political processes and community health. Professor Chin has used this approach to contribute to studies on tobacco control in the D ominican Republic\, gender and health in Antarctica\, child health in Boliv ia\, community breastfeeding support in Rochester\, NY's low-income neighbo rhoods\, and women's health in Ladakh and Tibet.
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