Africanizing Oncology - Creativity, Crisis, and Cancer in Uganda

Combining methods from African studies, science and technology studies, and medical anthropology, Marissa Mika considers the Uganda Cancer Institute as a microcosm of the Ugandan state and as a lens through which to trace the political, technological, moral, and intellectual aspirations and actions of health care providers and patients.

About the author

Marissa Mika is a visiting scholar at the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine & Society at the University of California, Berkeley.

Summary

Combining methods from African studies, science and technology studies, and medical anthropology, Marissa Mika considers the Uganda Cancer Institute as a microcosm of the Ugandan state and as a lens through which to trace the political, technological, moral, and intellectual aspirations and actions of health care providers and patients.

Product details

• Authors: Marissa Mika
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780821424650
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2465-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: New African Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories