Dr. Joanna Radin

Biography

Joanna Radin received her PhD in History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research examines the social and technical conditions that shape the possibilities of biomedicine and biotechnology, particularly focusing on global histories of biology, ecology, and medicine since 1945. Radin's work bridges anthropology, feminist studies, and queer science and technology studies, exploring themes such as the ethics of biomedical technology and the intersections of life and death. She is the author of 'Life on Ice: A History of the New Uses of Cold Blood' (Chicago, 2017) and co-editor of 'Cyropolitics: Frozen Life in a Melting World' (MIT, 2017), which considers the technics and ethics of freezing life in environmental sciences. Radin has published numerous articles including those in 'Current Anthropology' and 'Social Studies of Science', critically engaging with themes like indigenous peoples, race, and technology.

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