There is worse to come
The biopolitics of traumatism in antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3340588 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nik Brown (0000-0002-4742-8595, University of York, corresponding author), Sarah Nettleton (0000-0002-5184-2764, University of York) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 493-508 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-954x.12446 |
| OpenAlex | W2564681568 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 35 |
This paper reflects on the different futures and imaginaries constructed through the politics and policy of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We examine the role of catastrophism, trauma and notions of ‘resistance’ expressed at different moments in the development of the AMR debate. The paper focuses on a number of imaginaries in the politics of AMR, particularly a characterisation of Britain as the ‘sick man of Europe’ or the ‘British disease’ and, more recently, the catastrophist prospect of a ‘return to the dark ages of medicine’. We draw upon recent writing in biopolitical philosophy on immunity and autoimmunity, particularly in the work of Derrida and Sloterdijk, to interrogate immunitary politics of AMR at the intersections of the human and the microbial
Biology · Biopower · Futures contract · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology) · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Political Theology and Sovereignty
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |