Tag: uncertainty
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Working Group, Zeynel Gul
Zeynel Gul from the University of Illinois, Chicago, presented some material from his book project on the diagnostic and legal uncertainty surrounding silicosis cases in Turkey. His presentation described how the procedures used to arbitrate occupational health discount the experiences of workers themselves and demonstrated the fuzziness of the line between injuries and illnesses.
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Working Group, Arwen Mohun
Arwen Mohun from the University of Delaware presented an article draft related to her project on indoor air pollution titled “Injured by Bad Air: Submarine Medicine, Industrial Hygiene, and the Invention of an Atmospheric Anthropocene.” The article concerned the efforts of the U.S. Navy to study the effects of emergency ascents from submarines and to…
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Working Group, Po-Hsun Chen
Po-Hsun Chen, a practicing physician in Taiwan who received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, presented an article draft based on the fourth chapter of his dissertation, which examines the perception and regulation of toxic herbal medicines in East and Southeast Asia. The session focused on the problems of toxicity and the identities of traditional…