May 16 & 18 Readings & Authors

Tuesday, May 16: Ontologies within

• Mol, Annemarie. 2002. The Body Multiple: Ontology in Medical Practice Links to an external site.. Duke University Press.
  • Preface, vii–xii
  • Chapter 1, “doing disease,” 1–27
  • EDITED: I removed chapter 6 and added the (very short) preface to give you more space to work on your portfolio or other things, as the end-of-quarter-pressure is mounting. Of course, I you have already read chapter 6 and want to bring reflections or questions inspired by it during the seminar, you're welcome to do so!

 

Thursday, May 18: Broadening the scope

• Howes, David. 2019. “Multisensory Anthropology Links to an external site..” Annual Review Anthropology 48 (1), 17–28.
• Reno, J., Hart, K., Mendelson, A., & Molzon, F. 2021. “Toward a Critical and Comparative Anthropology of Disability: Absent Presence and Exemplary Personhood Links to an external site..” Social Analysis, 65(3), 131–149.

 

Authors' bio

Annemarie Mol's faculty profile Links to an external site.

David Howes' personal website Links to an external site.

Joshua Reno's faculty profile Links to an external site.

Felicia Molzon's graduate student profile Links to an external site.

(I couldn't find more info on Kaitlyn Hart and Amy Mendelson, both '22 grads from Binghamton).