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SUMMARY:The Social and Spiritual Life of Electricity in Tanzania’s Missi
 on Hospitals - Professor Vendelin Simon\, University of Dar es Salaam Dr M
 ichael Degani\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Corinna Alberg
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nElectricity is a fundamental prerequisite to safe\,
  effective\, and healthcare services in rural African settings\, yet it is
  often expensive\, unreliable and unevenly distributed. Based on two month
 s of ethnographic fieldwork conducted across five regions in Tanzania\, we
  describe in this talk how Catholic mission hospitals mobilize institution
 al agency to navigate the precarious energy landscape. We show how they dr
 aw on their various networks of donors as well as the sedimentations of ex
 isting missionary infrastructure to create a patchwork of energy sources t
 hat include state connections\, diesel generators\, insertion into church 
 powered mini-grids\, and independent solar. We then show how this patchwor
 k affects the rhythms\, textures\, and spatial patterns of work and care a
 mongst nurses\, patients\, kin\, doctors\, administrators\, and technician
 s. In drawing on these multiple sources\, these institutions exemplify an 
 important strategy for operating in resource-poor environments and embed e
 lectricity in an ethic of care.\n\nThe seminar will be followed by a drink
 s reception so there will be time for networking. All welcome – online l
 ink below.\n\nhttps://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/83738842359?pwd=aqn1Fr7lMQSbHn81
 pY3JthfpuTKlbZ.1\n\nMeeting ID: 837 3884 2359 \nPasscode: 918653\n\n
LOCATION:Audit Room\, Kings College Cambridge
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