Aaron Parkhurst
Biographic Data
| ID | 160331 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aaron Parkhurst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aaron |
| FAMILY NAME | Parkhurst |
| SIGNATURE | PARKHURST A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0762-0929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Making A Martian Home
A renewed public and state interest in space exploration in recent years, coupled with technological advancements in rocket science and architectural systems, has made design and engineering initiatives for Martian living tangible and urgent. This article traces the practice of utopian architectural design of a home on Mars. This home has been described by its architects as a ‘place for people’ and for ‘all of humanity.’ Off-Earth habitats have t…
Medical Materialities
Medical Materialities
Blood, lungs, and passports
This chapter explores the material conditions of residence in Dubai, showing how they are inexorably tied to the materials of health-screening processes (x-rays and vials of blood for TB and HIV, respectively). These medical materials, due to their nature, are a microcosm of both the physical and social body and person. They are also locally known as potent symbols of the body and dirt, informing the ways in which people understand health and pur…
City and cosmology
In light of increasingly high rates of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity among citizens of the Arabian Gulf, popular health discourse in the region has emphasised the emergent Arab genome as the primary etiological basis of major health conditions. However, after many years of public dissemination of genomic knowledge in the region, and widespread acceptance of this knowledge among Gulf Arab citizens, the rates of chronic illness continue to i…
Social Media in Rural China
for inviting me to present and receive feedback on
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: The historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; The interactions of the Gulf charities with 'Western' relief and development institut…
Social Media in Rural China
for inviting me to present and receive feedback on
Making A Martian Home
A renewed public and state interest in space exploration in recent years, coupled with technological advancements in rocket science and architectural systems, has made design and engineering initiatives for Martian living tangible and urgent. This article traces the practice of utopian architectural design of a home on Mars. This home has been described by its architects as a ‘place for people’ and for ‘all of humanity.’ Off-Earth habitats have t…
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond
Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: The historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; The interactions of the Gulf charities with 'Western' relief and development institut…
Social Media in Rural China
for inviting me to present and receive feedback on
City and cosmology
In light of increasingly high rates of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity among citizens of the Arabian Gulf, popular health discourse in the region has emphasised the emergent Arab genome as the primary etiological basis of major health conditions. However, after many years of public dissemination of genomic knowledge in the region, and widespread acceptance of this knowledge among Gulf Arab citizens, the rates of chronic illness continue to i…
Medical Materialities
Blood, lungs, and passports
This chapter explores the material conditions of residence in Dubai, showing how they are inexorably tied to the materials of health-screening processes (x-rays and vials of blood for TB and HIV, respectively). These medical materials, due to their nature, are a microcosm of both the physical and social body and person. They are also locally known as potent symbols of the body and dirt, informing the ways in which people understand health and pur…
Medical Materialities
Making A Martian Home
A renewed public and state interest in space exploration in recent years, coupled with technological advancements in rocket science and architectural systems, has made design and engineering initiatives for Martian living tangible and urgent. This article traces the practice of utopian architectural design of a home on Mars. This home has been described by its architects as a ‘place for people’ and for ‘all of humanity.’ Off-Earth habitats have t…
Anthropology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Cultural (2 works) · Cultural Anthropology (2 works) · Cultural Policy (2 works)