Making Sense of Medicine by John Nott

Making Sense of Medicine by John Nott

Leading historians, anthropologists, educators and designers explore the role of materiality in medical education. With a broad focus, international scope and experimental format, this is the first book to seriously reflect on the material relationship between the medical school and reproduction of medical knowledge. 81 col. and 34 b&w illus.

'A commendable feature of the collection’s exploration is the bringing together of contributions from historians, anthropologists, artists and curators, educators, surgeons and pathologistsIn doing so, the collection offers interdisciplinary investigations and equips the reader with a thoughtful and critical understanding of educative technologies. [...] Overall, the collection is meticulously researched and well-written. It is a rewarding book as it is creative and experimental in its approach, and engages with new and familiar topics from interdisciplinary perspectives. The collection will certainly be a key text in inviting and guiding researchers to study the material culture of medicine’s objects of teaching.'

-- Rory du Plessis, Social History of Medicine

'What is novel in the collection is its invention and ingenuity in trying to reach new audiences outside of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Doctors, artists and educators all feature as authors and participants in the essays, and often essays find experimental ways to explore the terrains of medical education. Uniting these various interlocutors is the consideration of how materials shape knowing. [...] There is a degree to which to know something one must do that something. To know how to steer a boat, one should get as close to the rudder as possible, should feel more closely the way that the water pushes against the instrument as it carves through its surface. One can’t learn at a distance. In Making Sense of Medicine, this collection suggests that we need to reposition ourselves, move our hand closer to the rudder. I am inclined to agree.'

-- Max Perry, The Polyphony

John Nott is an economic and medical historian and a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He previously worked as part of the ‘Making Clinical Sense’ project at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

Anna Harris is associate professor of anthropology and science and technology studies at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Her work concerns issues of learning, sensing (and other bodily practices) and the contemporary/historical role of technologies in medicine. She leads the European Research Council funded project ‘Making Clinical Sense.’

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ISBN 13	9781789385779
ISBN 10	1789385776
Title	Making Sense of Medicine
Author	John Nott
Series	Global Health Humanities
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Intellect Books
Year published	2022-11-07
Number of pages	464
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