Theorising Personal Medical Devices Symposium
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Thursday 18th September
9:15-9:45 – Registration
9:45-10:00 – Welcome and Introduction
10:00-11:00 – Keynote Address: Dr Steve Matthewman (University of Auckland)
‘Theorising Personal Medical Devices: Some Sociological Considerations’
11:00-11:20 – Coffee Break
11:20-13:20 – Panel 1: Bodies, Selves and Personal Medical Devices
Chair: Dr Simon Cohn (LSHTM)
13:20-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-15:00 – Keynote Address: Dr Alex Faulkner (University of Sussex)
‘Euphoria of gadgets: infrastructures, informatics and identities in personalised techno-health’
15:00-15:20 – Coffee Break
15:20-17:20 – Panel 2: Objects, Theory and Design
Chair: Professor Michael Hauskeller (University of Exeter)
17:30-18:30 – Drinks Reception
Friday 19th September
9:15-9:45 – Introduction and Poster Presentations
9:45-10:45 – Keynote Address: Professor Nick Fox (University of Sheffield)
‘The micropolitics of body/technology assemblages’
10:45-11:15 – Summary Discussion: New Conceptual Approaches and Future Directions
11:15-11:40 – Coffee Break
11:45-13:45 – Multidisciplinary Panel: The Curious Museum of Medical Devices
Chair: Dr Simon Cohn (LSHTM)
13:45-15:00 – Lunch (end of Symposium)