Book ID: CBB092609489

Genomic Citizenship: The Molecularization of Identity in the Contemporary Middle East (2021)

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McGonigle, Ian (Author)


MIT Press


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 220
Language: English

Based on ethnographic work in Israel and Qatar, two small Middle Eastern ethnonations with significant biomedical resources, Genomic Citizenship explores the relationship between science and identity. Ian McGonigle, originally trained as a biochemist, draws on anthropological theory, STS, intellectual history, critical theory, Middle Eastern studies, cultural studies, and critical legal studies. He connects biomedical research on ethnic populations to the political, economic, legal, and historical context of the state; to global trends in genetic medicine; and to the politics of identity in the context of global biomedical research. Genomic Citizenship is more an anthropology of scientific objects than an anthropology of scientists or an ethnography of the laboratory. McGonigle bases his untraditional project on traditional anthropological methods, including participant observation. Some of the most persuasive data in the book are from public records, legal and historical sources, published scientific papers, institutional reports, websites, and brochures. McGonigle discusses biological understandings of Jewishness, especially in relation to the intellectual history of Zionism and Jewish political thought, and considers the possibility of a novel application of genetics in assigning Israeli citizenship. He also describes developments in genetic medicine in Qatar and analyzes the Qatari Biobank in the context of Qatari nationalism and state-building projects. Considering possible consequences of findings on the diverse origins of the Qatari population for tribal identities, he argues that the nation cannot be defined as either a purely natural or biological entity. Rather, it is reified, reinscribed, and refracted through genomic research and discourse.

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Authors & Contributors
Kent, Michael
Wade, Peter
López-Beltrán, Carlos
García-Deister, Vivette
Davies, Stephen M.
Marciano, Avi
Concepts
Genetics
Genomics
Identity
Science and society
Race
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
Places
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Singapore
South Africa
France
Institutions
Human Genome Project
National Health Service (Great Britain)
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