Batt, Sharon -

Personal Information
First Name: 
Sharon
Last Name: 
Batt
University Affiliation: 
Dalhousie University
Area of Research
Geographical Region: 
Canada
Time Period: 
Current
Specific Area of Research: 
Sharon's dissertation research uses theories and methods from anthropology and science and technology studies (STS) to examine practices and ethical debates within Canada's breast cancer movement about funding from the pharmaceutical industry. Particular areas of interest within STS are patient groups and health movements, lay knowledges and public participation in science, feminist STS, and pharmaceuticals as sites of political struggle.
Academics
Major Publications: 
Patient No More: the Politics of Breast Cancer.