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SUMMARY:The homelands of the plague: Soviet disease ecology in Central Asi
 a\, 1920s–1950s - Susan Jones (University of Minnesota)
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DESCRIPTION:This presentation analyzes the development of an important Rus
 sian/Soviet school of 'disease ecology' at the intersection of human medic
 ine\, veterinary medicine\, and ecological fieldwork. Part of a larger stu
 dy in progress\, I will argue that (1) although entanglements with the dyn
 amic Soviet political system directly affected scientists' work and ideas\
 , analysis of their local activities in the borderlands demonstrates a sur
 prising independence and autonomy\; and (2) initial analysis also points t
 o the importance of indigenous nomadic peoples' knowledge and lived experi
 ence in informing scientific theories about endemic diseases. I conclude b
 y discussing how collaboration between HSTM graduate students\, scientists
 \, and informants in Kazakhstan have been essential to this historical pro
 ject.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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