Anthropology candidate Dr. Denielle Elliott delivers April 22 talk on global medicine

Friday, April 22, 3-4:30 p.m.
Rasmuson Hall, Room 101

In East Africa there is a field research station that locals call 'Atlanta.' Elliott's talk is titled: "Imagining 'Atlanta': Spatiality and the cultural politics of experimental medicine in East Africa." Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork with HIV clinical trials in Kenya, Dr. Elliott considers the stories people tell about the landscapes and spaces of experimental medicine to examine the uneven movement of knowledge, scientific practices, and scientists in global medicine. She begins this narrative journey at 'Atlanta' to consider what local idioms about such places tells us about the politics and ethics of global science in East Africa. Specifically, Dr. Elliott draws attention to the social and material effects of global science projects on the lives and landscapes of East Africa.

Elliott is a postdoctoral fellow in anthropology with a joint appointment at the University of Chicago and Simon Fraser University. Her specialties include medical anthropology and the social study of science and technology.

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