Subject: CFP Panel on "Technology and Illness since the Nineteenth
Century", ICOHTEC 2014, Brasov, Romania
Date: 2013-12-10 11:50
From: Amelia Bonea <[log in to unmask]>

Dear colleagues,

I am looking for participants for a panel titled “‘The Dark Side of
Technology’: Technology and Illness since the Nineteenth Century”, to be
submitted to the 41st Symposium of the International Committee for the
History of Technology, Braşov, Romania, 29 July-2 August 2014. More
information about the symposium is available here:
http://www.icohtec.org/brasov2014/.

The panel abstract can be found below. My own paper will discuss mobile
phones and their association with cancer and infertility in contemporary
India. The symposium covers all areas of the globe, so I would be keen
to hear from scholars who have engaged with this topic in various
geographical settings. If you are interested, please get in touch with
me off list at
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 20
January 2014 at the latest. The paper abstracts should be about 200-350
words; a one-page CV will also be required for the final submission.

Thank you,

Amelia Bonea

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PANEL TITLE: ‘The Dark Side of Technology’: Technology and Illness since
the Nineteenth Century

ORGANIZER: Dr. Amelia Bonea (Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine,
University of Oxford)

ABSTRACT: Technology and medicine are intimately connected. Particularly
since the nineteenth century, technology has often been hailed as an
instrument of progress and modernization and has played a central role
in the development of medical theory and practice, making diseases
recognizable and curable. Yet, the invention and use of technologies has
also been surrounded by scepticism and anxiety, with new technologies
often generating new concerns and risks of disease. This panel will
focus not on technology as a “cure” of disease, but rather on technology
as a (potential) cause of physical and mental illness. We are looking
for papers that will investigate health concerns associated with the
proliferation and use of various technologies, from medical technology
such as vaccines and medical devices to industrial technologies to
technologies of transport and communication. Possible topics include,
but are not limited to: epidemics and travel, medical X-rays and cancer
risk, technology and mental health, occupational health problems,
musculoskeletal disorders and technologies of communication. By
examining case studies from a variety of geographical and socio-economic
settings, the panel hopes to stimulate discussion of broader themes such
as the role of technology in creating medical knowledge, risk management
and the ethics of risk, but also to identify common trends and
divergences in health concerns associated with technology over the last
two centuries.



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