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Science at the End of Empire: Britain’s Studies of the Body
Mon, July 13, 4:15 to 5:45pm, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Floor: Level 2, Lennox 1Session Submission Type: Organized Session
English Abstract
These papers examine how British science moved across multiple scales of imperial and transnational frameworks. We examine the 1940s-1970s to see how science operated at the end of empire. Focusing on medicine and physical capabilities, we explore data and scientific practices that travelled, changed, and bolstered policies concerning the body in Britain and its empire. By doing so, we aim to expand current discussions on political economy and the end of empire.
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Individual Presentations
’Pneumoconiosis Research and the Changing Significance of the Coal Miner's Body in Britain' - Andrew Seaton, University College London
Seeing Bodies, Scaling Pain: Adjudicating War Injury Disability at the End of Empire in British India - Hilary Buxton, Kenyon College
The Creation of the International Biological Programme between the Cold War, Decolonization, and Disciplinary tensions - Daniele Cozzoli