Emma Cooke, an internal medicine pediatrics resident, reflects on how reading about spirit possession in dybbuk stories has articulated her own experiences in medical school and training. Emma reflects on the gendered performances of knowledge and authority when inhabiting--and refusing--masculine norms.
Metastasis is a part of the Medicine Race Democracy Lab. We are sponsored by the Bridge Systemic Racism and Racial Inequity Seed Grant and a product of The Center for Black Brown Queer Studies.
Our producers include Alicia Leong, Aysel Rizvi, Bilal Rehman, Eddie Jackson, Emma Cooke, Jason Lee, Julianne Bi, Katherine Wu, Mandy Quan Taylor Phillips, Tian-Tian He, and Yesmar Oyarzun. Danyal Rizvi is our executive producer and Cher Vincent, our Senior Advisor. Our music is by MOIZ. This project is directed by Lan Li.
For more of our episodes, check us out at metastasispodcast.com and learn more about the lab mrdlab.org
