Creating Networks and Social Worlds: The Rise of the Category Autoimmune Disease
Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies Brown Bag Series
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Time
4 p.m.
Location
SLIS Commons, 4th floor, Helen C. White Hall
Description
Scientific research, medical publications, and popular books now use "autoimmune diseases" to discuss and describe seemingly disparate illnesses such as Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, and Crohn’s disease. Dr. Kelly Joyce investigates actors, political and social contexts that inform the creation of the category and its use to classify disease over 80 diseases.
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