Grant
REDACTED DUE TO PII
$60,000
National Endowment for the Humanities
Award ID
FEL30201025
Action Date
2026-07-01
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
Period of Performance
2026-07-01 → 2027-06-30
Funding Agency
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
THE RHETORICAL LIFE OF SICKLE CELL ANEMIA [THE BOOK?S AIM IS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE CONFLUENCE OF DISEASE AND DISCOURSE, RACIALIZED ASSUMPTIONS, AND PERCEPTIONS, STICK TO SPECIFIC BODIES, ALTERING THEIR QUALITY OF CARE AND SENSE OF CULTURAL VALUE. FROM ITS INCEPTION AS A RECOGNIZED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, SICKLE CELL ANEMIA IS A MODALITY THAT HAS TAKEN ON CULTURAL MEANINGS TO SATISFY IDEOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE NATURE OF BLACK BODIES. I DEMONSTRATE SCA FUNCTIONS AS A SYNECDOCHE IN THREE SIGNIFICA
Recipient
Name
REDACTED DUE TO PII
State
LA