It’s official. In fall 2021 I will substitute Prof. Dr. Jutta Weber at the Department for Media Studies at the University of Paderborn as part of a guest stay. With this context, I am preparing four Seminars at the intersection of Media/Digitalization, Medicine, Posthumanism and Disability Studies: Cochlea-Implantate, bionische Prothesen und andere assistive Technologien. Digitale […]
Category: Medicine & Society
Assistance – On the History of Assistive Ensembles (2nd Meeting of the network “Dis-/Abilities and Digital Media”) 17-19 March 2021 #ststwitter
The category of assistive technologies is often discussed as a political category (Alper 2017), as they invoke connotations such as “in need of help” with respect to the respective users (Mills 2015; Kotsch 2012; Ott 2014). At this meeting, the concept of assistance will be historically situated and questioned. The aim is to problematize the […]
New publication: eHealth Applications in Knowledge Landscapes. In: Svalastog, A.L., Gajović, S., Webster, A. (eds) Navigating Digital Health Landscapes (pp.193-221). @Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. #ststwitter #ehealth #medicalsociology #information
The year has began with good news for me, which I am happy to share with you. Finally my book chapter on eHealth Applications in Knowledge Landscapes has been published (abstract below): Şahinol M. (2021) eHealth Applications in Knowledge Landscapes. In: Svalastog A.L., Gajović S., Webster A. (eds) Navigating Digital Health Landscapes (pp.193-221). Health, Technology […]
Kick-Off Meeting: Scientific Network Dis-/Abilities and Digital Media (10-11 Dec 2020)
Our DFG scientific network #DisAbilities & #DigitalMedia has started its activities. I am very excited and look forward to this great kick-off meeting with some public lectures. You can find details about the meeting below. For information about our network please visit our website: https://dis-abilities-and-digital-media.org/ . Agency – Participation – Cooperation The Praxeological Production of […]
edited volume “Upgrades der Natur, künftige Körper – Interdisziplinäre und internationale Perspektiven” published (eds. @mesahinol @ChriXCoenen #Motika) #ststwitter #körper #sport #technik #enhancement #disability #cyborg
The edited volume “Upgrades der Natur, künftige Körper – Interdisziplinäre und internationale Perspektiven”, on which we have been working since the workshop of the same title in 2016, has been published. And here is the link: https://lnkd.in/e4fhYzh
Workshop: Medicalized #Masculinities. Knowledge Exchange from Denmark to Turkey
We are very excited about this new collaboration and our first small workshop next week on “Medicalized Masculinities” with our colleagues from Denmark. Next time we will hopefully meet in Istanbul and then also in a larger group.
new publ/ yeni yayın: Türkiye’de #Biyomedikalizasyon: Sağlığın Dijitalleşmesi ve Öz-Takip Pratikleri / #Biomedicalization in Turkey: Digitalization of Health and Self-Tracking Practices :
“Türkiye’de STS: Bilim ve Teknoloji Çalışmalarına Giriş” başlıklı kitabın içerisinde araştırma alanımda görevli olan Dr. Gülşah Başkavak ile birlikte hazırladığımız “Türkiye’de Biyomedikalizasyon: Sağlığın Dijitalleşmesi ve Öz-Takip” başlıklı makalemizi paylaşmak istedim. Biyomedikalizasyon alanında Türkçe dilinde araştırmaya pek rastlanmadığından makalemizin tıp sosyolojisi alanına katkı sağlayacağını umuyorum. Türkiye’de Biyomedikalizasyon: Sağlığın Dijitalleşmesi ve Öz-Takip Pratikleri* (Melike Şahinol & Gülşah […]
Journal of #Posthumanism – CfP (deadline Jan 22, 2021) #Cyborg #Anthropocene #HumanEnhancement #AI #Medicine #Queer
Journal of Posthumanism invites contributors to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Posthumanism, an international peer-reviewed scholarly journal promoting innovative work to transverse the fields ranging from social sciences, humanities, and arts to medicine and STEM. Submission Deadline: 22 January 2021, Friday We invite contributors to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Posthumanism, an international peer-reviewed scholarly […]
Mein Aufsatz “Enabling-Technologien zwischen #Normalität und #Enhancement: 3D-gedruckte Prothesen für Kinder von Maker*innen” ist erschienen. Infos hier:
Auszug aus der Einleitung: Enabling-Technologien wird nachgesagt, dass sie den Sektor, in dem sie jeweils eingesetzt werden, radikal innovieren, was – auch in Kombination mit anderen Technologien – für Anwender*innen die Steigerung von Leistung und Fähigkeiten bedeutet. Zu diesen Technologien gehört bspw. der 3D-Drucker (Berman 2012), der die Medizintechnik bereits revolutioniert hat. Denn mit dem […]
“Everyday Cyborgs: Men with implanted/transplanted hair (and its Eigensinn)” accepted for panel #174 @EASST4S_2020 #ststwitter #masculinities #cyborg #vulnerability
We are very happy that we will be able to present our abstract on Everyday Cyborgs: Men with implanted/transplanted hair (and its Eigensinn) (see below) in the panel #174 Techniques of Resilience. Coping with the Vulnerabilities of Hybrid Bodies by Nelly Oudshoorn during the virtual meeting of EASST/4S Prague 2020 “Locating and Timing Matters: Significance […]