Species of Contagion: Animal-to-Human Transplantation in the Age of Emerging Infectious Disease

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Ray Carr

Species of Contagion

Animal-to-Human Transplantation in the Age of Emerging Infectious Disease

Ray Carr

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English

Palgrave Macmillan
19 February 2023

Sociology; Medical sociology; Infectious & contagious diseases; Medical anthropology

Series: Health, Technology and Society

Species of Contagion examines the political and social implications of xenotransplantation for bodies, nations, and species. Scientists are demonstrating a renewed interest in developing transplants for humans with tissues from pigs, with the aid of genetic engineering techniques, immunosuppressant drugs, and novel cellular technologies. Yet, some argue that these transspecies promiscuities threaten to enable new viruses to emerge in human populations. Drawing on the later works of Foucault, this book analyses contemporary power relations in animal-to-human transplantation research, ranging across governmental regulation, scientific understandings of infectious disease, and animal ethics. While many xenotransplantation practices resonate with a security approach that renders uncertainty an inherent condition of life and encourages adaptation across species boundaries, government regulation and industry also reinscribe sovereign boundaries of bodies, species, and nations. Species of Contagion illustrates the variation in the cultural and scientific imaginaries that governments and industry bring to bear on the problematic of xenotransplantation.

By: Ray Carr
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Singapore
Edition: 2022 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 313g
ISBN: 9789811682919
ISBN 10: 9811682917
Series: Health, Technology and Society
Pages: 221
Publication Date: 19 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Ray G Carr received his doctorate in Sociology at the University of Sydney. He also holds undergraduate degrees in Philosophy and Statistics from Australian National University. He has published in Animal Studies Journal, Australian Feminist Studies, and the Australian Journal of Human Rights.