Dr. Dwaipayan Banerjee

Associate Professor

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Biography

Dwaipayan Banerjee is an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society. His research focuses on intellectual labor, particularly in the Global South, and challenges traditional narratives within the context of science and technology. His key works include 'Enduring Cancer: Life, Death, Diagnosis Delhi' and 'Hematologies: Political Life Blood India'. Banerjee's current book project, 'Computing Time Decolonization', examines the history of computing in India post-independence, investigating how sovereignty and technology interconnect in the region's development. His recent research has addressed the complexities of vaccine politics during the Covid-19 pandemic and the moral dilemmas surrounding end-of-life care in India's healthcare system. Banerjee's work has contributed significantly to the understanding of social science perspectives in global health crises.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2019-01-01 — Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

Teaching courses and conducting research focusing on the intersections of science, technology, society, and health.

Awards

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MIT SHASS Research Funds Award

2022-01-01
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James (1945) Ruth Levitan Prize

2018-01-01
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Chair's Lecture Prize, Rice University

2018-01-01
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Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

2014-01-01
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Humanities Initiative Research Fellowship

2013-01-01

Courses

STS.086 STS.012 STS.464 STS.075 STS.008 STS.417