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Bisahha: Adventures in Morocco
http://bisahha.blogspot.com
I'm an aspiring anthropologist who fell in love with the field because it promised adventure and mystery. Now that I am beginning my field research, that promise is finally about to become true...
I recently moved to North Africa for two years of dissertation research. I blog about my experiences trying to integrate my blonde self into Moroccan society and get my research underway.
- Added on: Jun 23rd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: CharlotteFraise
- Listed in: Culture Travel
- Tags: Culture life women psychiatry research anthropology
Recent Posts
Reflections on Fieldwork at the Clinic
Tomorrow marks the end of my fourth week of research. And after twenty mornings of observation, 4 different wards, and more than 50 typed pages of field notes, I’m more excited than ever about this project.I start each day at the réunion de staff,...
Ethnography of a Psychiatric Ward: The Meaning of Psychosis
“What’s the point?” she asks. She looks fragile as she sits in that chair, her shoulders drooping and her face nearly hidden by the pink hoodie she’s pulled over her hair. She looks at the doctor with a bit of frustration in her eyes, her han...
Ethnography of a Psychiatric Ward: Addiction in Rabat
Mr. Abbas is a thin, clean-shaven man in his fifties. He is well-spoken, but restless as he meets with his treating physician, a young petite woman in her second year of psychiatric residency. Sitting on the edge of his seat, he keeps getting up and ...
Things to Do in Rabat on a Saturday Night
Last Saturday night, I believe temporarily forgot that I was in Morocco. Around seven PM, I met up with a group of NIMAR-affiliated ladies downtown. After a pleasant dinner at Le Petit Beur, a small restaurant close to the Parliament, we headed over ...
About pregnancy
Last Friday, Moroccan blogger calabamuse posted an article about the following magazine cover:This is the November issue of Femmes du Maroc, and the cover prefaces a multi-page feature on pregnancy. Beside the article discussing this particular telev...
Returned
After a vacation of what turned out to be about five weeks, I am back in Rabat. I won’t deny that I miss home and that this kind of extended vacation was exactly what I needed, but I’m also happy to be back and excited to get started on my resear...
