Annette Noble Beasley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3768004 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annette Noble Beasley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annette Noble |
| FAMILY NAME | Beasley |
| SIGNATURE | BEASLEY A N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tensions in the Field: The Politics of Researching Kuru in New Guinea
This paper explores the politics of field research affecting the investigation of an unknown fatal disease (kuru) that afflicted the Fore people of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea. From its outset in 1957, the kuru inquiry was characterized by professional rivalries and political manoeuvring. At the centre of the political jostling was the chauvinistic resentment of Australian scientists over the presence and activities of an American researc…
No prominent works on this page.
Tensions in the Field: The Politics of Researching Kuru in New Guinea
This paper explores the politics of field research affecting the investigation of an unknown fatal disease (kuru) that afflicted the Fore people of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea. From its outset in 1957, the kuru inquiry was characterized by professional rivalries and political manoeuvring. At the centre of the political jostling was the chauvinistic resentment of Australian scientists over the presence and activities of an American researc…
Disease (1 works) · Ethnology (1 works) · Field (mathematics (1 works) · Field research (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works) · History of Medical Practice (1 works) · Kuru (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Law (1 works)