S. Hoppe
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University of Amsterdam
Netherlands

Silke Hoppe, a trained cultural anthropologist, is researcher with the department of Sociology and Anthropology (Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences) at the University of Amsterdam. Her work has investigated different forms of illness narratives of people who have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She has also worked in the field of disability studies and undertaken research on the role of reciprocity in people’s illness experiences. Currently, Silke Hoppe's doctoral research with the Univeristy of Amsterdam focuses on dementia and long-term care in which illness experiences of people with dementia and their family members is a key focus.

Much of Silke Hoppe's previous and ongoing research has been published in the International Journal of Medical Anthropology (previously Medische Antopologie).