Maria Olejaz
Biographic Data
| ID | 328589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Olejaz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Olejaz |
| SIGNATURE | OLEJAZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1310-308X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The politics of classification
The Unique and the Universal
Contemporary health research is becoming increasingly data intensive with a dependency on more data, of different types, and on more people. Multiple measures are therefore taken to ensure a variety of data, for example by re-appropriating data collected for purposes other than research. In genetic research, there is a general aim of more personalized diagnostics and treatments. Personalization in many ways depends on access to a universal data p…
Desire, duty and medical gifting
It is common in social science critique of medical uses of the body to portray donation of the dead body as a sacrifice. In contemporary Denmark, however, some people claim to desire post-mortem utility. Here we argue that the articulated desires for utility should not be written off as false consciousness hiding a ‘real’ sacrifice. People use medical promises to reinvent the meaning of death; and, in turn, they make promises to medical instituti…
When the dead teach
This article follows the postvital lives of bodies donated to science, exploring their continuing material and social lives after the donor has died. I explore how the postmortem wishes of those who decide to donate their bodies to science intersect with
Transplantation as an abstract good
This article investigates valuations of organ transfers that are currently seen as legitimising increasingly aggressive procurement methods in Denmark. Based on interviews with registered donors and the intensive care unit staff responsible for managing organ donor patients we identify three types of valuation: the needs of recipients, respect for donors' autonomy and support of donors' relatives in their grieving process. Sometimes these modes o…
Transplantation as an abstract good
This article investigates valuations of organ transfers that are currently seen as legitimising increasingly aggressive procurement methods in Denmark. Based on interviews with registered donors and the intensive care unit staff responsible for managing organ donor patients we identify three types of valuation: the needs of recipients, respect for donors' autonomy and support of donors' relatives in their grieving process. Sometimes these modes o…
When the dead teach
This article follows the postvital lives of bodies donated to science, exploring their continuing material and social lives after the donor has died. I explore how the postmortem wishes of those who decide to donate their bodies to science intersect with
The politics of classification
Transplantation as an abstract good
This article investigates valuations of organ transfers that are currently seen as legitimising increasingly aggressive procurement methods in Denmark. Based on interviews with registered donors and the intensive care unit staff responsible for managing organ donor patients we identify three types of valuation: the needs of recipients, respect for donors' autonomy and support of donors' relatives in their grieving process. Sometimes these modes o…
Desire, duty and medical gifting
It is common in social science critique of medical uses of the body to portray donation of the dead body as a sacrifice. In contemporary Denmark, however, some people claim to desire post-mortem utility. Here we argue that the articulated desires for utility should not be written off as false consciousness hiding a ‘real’ sacrifice. People use medical promises to reinvent the meaning of death; and, in turn, they make promises to medical instituti…
When the dead teach
This article follows the postvital lives of bodies donated to science, exploring their continuing material and social lives after the donor has died. I explore how the postmortem wishes of those who decide to donate their bodies to science intersect with
The Unique and the Universal
Contemporary health research is becoming increasingly data intensive with a dependency on more data, of different types, and on more people. Multiple measures are therefore taken to ensure a variety of data, for example by re-appropriating data collected for purposes other than research. In genetic research, there is a general aim of more personalized diagnostics and treatments. Personalization in many ways depends on access to a universal data p…
The politics of classification
Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Danish (2 works) · Donation (2 works) · Organ Donation and Transplantation (2 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)