If you have watched The White Lotus, you can imagine that anthropologists would have a lot to say about it!

Check out the latest publication by our Principal Investigator, Dr. Megha Amrith, in the journal Anthropology in Action. The short essay examines Encounters and Inequalities in Southeast Asia’s Lucrative Wellness Industry, relating the WELL-ASIA research agenda to The White Lotus Season 3, set in Thailand.

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This publication is part of the Special Issue on Anthropological Reflections on the White Lotus, Privilege and the Limits of Critique, edited by Samira Marty Pardis Shafafi and Keir Martin in the journal Anthropology in Action

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Access the article here 👉 : https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/aia/32/1/aia320104.xml

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Do also check out the rest of the special issue too, really interesting contributions on labour, privilege and tourism!

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