Winter anthropology in Finland: Exploring ‘green care’ in low light
Abstract
<jats:p>This photo essay discusses some of the methodological issues for medical anthropology in the environmental human health sector, particularly, how season and latitude shape the types of anthropology that can be employed, the activities that can be undertaken, and their aesthetic effect on visual ethnography. The essay recounts the author’s experiences conducting ethnographic studies in the winter months in Finland and discusses the various challenges that environmental conditions produce for researchers.</jats:p>
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Publisher
Medicine Anthropology Theory
Journal
Medicine Anthropology Theory | An open-access journal in the anthropology of health, illness, and medicine
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pagination
166-178
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