Dear all,
<br>
<br>we would like to invite abstract proposals to our open panel in the next 4S
<br>Conference, which will take place in New Orleans between the 4th and 7th of
<br>September, 2019. The deadline for submission is on the 1st of February, 2019.
<br>Find below the abstract to our panel. More information about the conference
<br>and the submission can be found following this
<br>link.
<br>
<br>Title: New Social Forms of the Post-Antibiotic Era: More-than-Human Hybrids,
<br>Governance and Knowledge of Human-Microbe Relations
<br>
<br>Abstract:
<br>
<br>During the past decade, microbes have come to occupy new and central spaces in
<br>scientific enquiry as well as their social analysis. As microbes mutate,
<br>adapt and evolve towards resistance to antibiotics, there is mounting pressure
<br>to search for new ways of preventing illness. While antibiotics are no longer
<br>readily available to do their magic, new social forms that enable peaceful
<br>coexistence with microbes are emerging, instead of a war against microbes that
<br>Pasteur established and Latour documented in Pasteurisation of France.
<br>Societies are rethinking relationships between humans, animals, and
<br>environment in radically new ways, e.g. by building immunity through
<br>fermentation or enhancement of gut microbiota; development of vaccines, phage
<br>therapy or novel antibiotics; and promotion of sustainable food production. In
<br>this process, drug resistance is not only framed as a medical concern but also
<br>social, economic and political.
<br>
<br>Re-situation of microbes is present in biomedical research and care, policy
<br>and governance, and everyday practices. STS offers tools to regenerate
<br>understanding of microbes; interruptions caused by the absence of efficient
<br>medical countermeasures; and innovative practices that emerge as a result.
<br>This panel puts microbes at the centre of social analysis and opens up new
<br>avenues for thinking about microbial knowledge, governance, and
<br>more-than-human relations.
<br>
<br>We welcome presentations focusing on, among others:
<br>
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<br> * Practices where traditional narratives about microbes are subverted;
<br> * Formation of more-than-human hybrids including microbial forms of life;
<br> * Governance practices and strategies aimed at regulating microbial
<br>relations;
<br> * New communities of knowledge around new practices with microbes.
<br>We look forward to your proposals!
<br>
<br>Best regards,
<br>
<br>Salla Sariola, salla.sariola (at) helsinki.fi, @SallaSariola
<br>Jose A. Caada, jose.a.canada (at) helsinki.fi, @joseacanada
<br>Website: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/culturesofcultures/
<br>Twitter: @CultureCultures
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