The global race to find a vaccine and effective treatments for COVID-19 has already shown its side effects. In the UK and Poland patients with lupus, a rare, autoimmune disease and patient organizations have raised their concerns about the…
Refusing Blood, Establishing Relational Biocitizenship: Collectivizing Moments among Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany
In recent years anthropology has increasingly focused its attention on the dynamics of refusal (McGranahan 2016): from studies of Israelis who refuse to serve in the military (Weiss 2016) to the Mohawks’ refusal to recognize the state’s understanding of community…