Julie Livingston

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

France

Title

Assistant Professor

Affiliation

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Email

jliving@tulrich.com

Mailing Address

Department of History
Rutgers University
16 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1108 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 732-932-7122

Countries of Specialization

Botswana

Research Interests

Southern African history, Botswana, history of health and healing,
disability, aging, and chronic illness.

Publications

"Physical Fitness and Economic Opportunity in the Bechuanaland
Protectorate in the 1930's and 1940's." Journal of Southern African
Studies. 27 (4), 2001: 793-811.

"Pregnant Children and Half-Dead Adults: Modern Living and the Quickening
Life-Cycle in Botswana." Bulletin of the History of Medicine.
77(1), 2003: 133-162.

"Reconfiguring Old Age: Elderly Women and Concerns Over Care in
Southeastern Botswana" Medical Anthropology. 22(2), 2003: 205-231.

Keywords

history of health ; healing ; disability ; aging ; chronic illness ; Southern Africa.