Blog posts tagged ‘ethnography’

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Green and blue plastic materials from medical devices and PPE and laid out on a white table.

The risks of single-use medical plastics on human and environmental health at the EDCMA SoMA 2026

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Millie Marriott Webb presented research on the human and environmental impacts of single-use medical plastics at the student-led SoMA 2026 Medical Anthropology and the Technocene conference.
A black and white still from a medical film. The nurse pictured has a mask covering the face and hair, only the eyes of the person are shown in concentration.

Infrastructures of reuse cluster: reflections from our first meeting

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A reflection on the first meeting of the Infrastructures of Reuse cluster, exploring three historical sources that reveal how sterility, labour, and disposability became embedded in modern healthcare.
Bruno Strasser reading his book The Mask whilst wearing a mask.

Historical Perspectives on Respiratory Protection: The Mask

The new book The Mask: A History of Breathing Bad Air by After the Single Use researcher Bruno Strasser and co-author Schlich explore how attitudes toward masks reflect deeper cultural, political, and scientific debates.

After the Single Use infinity symbol logo on purple background.

Sciences of Waste / Wastes of Science at the History of Science Society Annual Meeting 2025

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After the Single Use researcher Jeremy Greene presented at the History of Science Society Annual Meeting as part of the panel ‘Sciences of Waste / Wastes of Science’.
A rural health centre in Papua New Guinea.

How do hospitals (continue) to matter to anthropologists?

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At the Medical Anthropology Europe Conference 2025, Alice Street questioned how we might theorise hospitals as more-than-biomedical places and highlighted the environmental damage hospitals cause. 
University of Hyderabad building with blooming flowers in foreground and bright skies.

Anthropology, plastics, and sustainability at national seminar on contemporary practice

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Akhilesh Bonthu and Nanda Kishore Kannuri presented research on the anthropology of plastics and medical waste at a national seminar exploring anthropology’s role in addressing contemporary global challenges.
A deconstructed haemodialysis filter.

Circulations: Pathways of Production, Use, and Discard in Medical Technologies

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What hidden stories lie behind the journey of a single-use medical device? How can we use ethnographic approaches and stakeholder collaboration to rethink sustainability in healthcare?
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