Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 2015
Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientif... more Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientific discovery and translation to improved health care. Cultural concerns relating to blood have been found to affect the participation of indigenous peoples and minorities in research, but such concerns are rarely specified in the literature. This article presents a review of the role of blood in Australian Aboriginal cultures. We discuss the range of meanings and uses of blood in traditional culture, including their use in ceremonies, healing, and sorcery. We draw on more recent literature on Aboriginal Australians and biomedicine to consider how traditional beliefs may be changing over time. These findings provide an empirical basis for researchers and bioethicists to develop culturally grounded strategies to boost the participation of Aboriginal Australians in biomedical research. They also serve as a model for integrating anthropological literature with bioethical concerns that could ...
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 2015
Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientif... more Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientific discovery and translation to improved health care. Cultural concerns relating to blood have been found to affect the participation of indigenous peoples and minorities in research, but such concerns are rarely specified in the literature. This article presents a review of the role of blood in Australian Aboriginal cultures. We discuss the range of meanings and uses of blood in traditional culture, including their use in ceremonies, healing, and sorcery. We draw on more recent literature on Aboriginal Australians and biomedicine to consider how traditional beliefs may be changing over time. These findings provide an empirical basis for researchers and bioethicists to develop culturally grounded strategies to boost the participation of Aboriginal Australians in biomedical research. They also serve as a model for integrating anthropological literature with bioethical concerns that could ...
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture, 2019
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru has been a fundamental tool in the healing of the... more The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru has been a fundamental tool in the healing of the nation in the aftermath of the brutal period of war and authoritarian rule in the 80s and 90s. This paper explores the authority of the TRC to produce coherent and representative narratives for the so-called voiceless, marginalised victims of that violence. The complex relationship between the power and the production of victimhood led Asháninka victims of the violence to appropriate discursive narratives of violence. Such an appropriation local project of empowerment. Victimhood, this defined, provides these groups with the authority required for inclusion in the state and ultimately a manifestation of future goals.
The descendants of Aboriginal people in Queensland during the
colonisation process have access to... more The descendants of Aboriginal people in Queensland during the colonisation process have access to an enormous store of documents regarding their ancestors. This store is accessible through application to the state and is often used in the procurement of land rights, state recognition and personal history narratives. The process of receiving mass information about the past is fraught with power dynamics and emotional distress. This paper explores how this process can be understood critically and how Aboriginal people are manipulating the system to reassert narratives of healing from a traumatic past.
Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientif... more Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientific discovery and translation to improved health care. Cultural concerns relating to blood have been found to affect the participation of indigenous peoples and minorities in research, but such concerns are rarely specified in the literature. This article presents a review of the role of blood in Australian Aboriginal cultures. We discuss the range of meanings and uses of blood in traditional culture, including their use in ceremonies, healing, and sorcery. We draw on more recent literature on Aboriginal Australians and biomedicine to consider how traditional beliefs may be changing over time. These findings provide an empirical basis for researchers and bioethicists to develop culturally grounded strategies to boost the participation of Aboriginal Australians in biomedical research. They also serve as a model for integrating anthropological literature with bioethical concerns that could be applied to other indigenous and minority groups.
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 2015
Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientif... more Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientific discovery and translation to improved health care. Cultural concerns relating to blood have been found to affect the participation of indigenous peoples and minorities in research, but such concerns are rarely specified in the literature. This article presents a review of the role of blood in Australian Aboriginal cultures. We discuss the range of meanings and uses of blood in traditional culture, including their use in ceremonies, healing, and sorcery. We draw on more recent literature on Aboriginal Australians and biomedicine to consider how traditional beliefs may be changing over time. These findings provide an empirical basis for researchers and bioethicists to develop culturally grounded strategies to boost the participation of Aboriginal Australians in biomedical research. They also serve as a model for integrating anthropological literature with bioethical concerns that could ...
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 2015
Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientif... more Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientific discovery and translation to improved health care. Cultural concerns relating to blood have been found to affect the participation of indigenous peoples and minorities in research, but such concerns are rarely specified in the literature. This article presents a review of the role of blood in Australian Aboriginal cultures. We discuss the range of meanings and uses of blood in traditional culture, including their use in ceremonies, healing, and sorcery. We draw on more recent literature on Aboriginal Australians and biomedicine to consider how traditional beliefs may be changing over time. These findings provide an empirical basis for researchers and bioethicists to develop culturally grounded strategies to boost the participation of Aboriginal Australians in biomedical research. They also serve as a model for integrating anthropological literature with bioethical concerns that could ...
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture, 2019
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru has been a fundamental tool in the healing of the... more The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru has been a fundamental tool in the healing of the nation in the aftermath of the brutal period of war and authoritarian rule in the 80s and 90s. This paper explores the authority of the TRC to produce coherent and representative narratives for the so-called voiceless, marginalised victims of that violence. The complex relationship between the power and the production of victimhood led Asháninka victims of the violence to appropriate discursive narratives of violence. Such an appropriation local project of empowerment. Victimhood, this defined, provides these groups with the authority required for inclusion in the state and ultimately a manifestation of future goals.
The descendants of Aboriginal people in Queensland during the
colonisation process have access to... more The descendants of Aboriginal people in Queensland during the colonisation process have access to an enormous store of documents regarding their ancestors. This store is accessible through application to the state and is often used in the procurement of land rights, state recognition and personal history narratives. The process of receiving mass information about the past is fraught with power dynamics and emotional distress. This paper explores how this process can be understood critically and how Aboriginal people are manipulating the system to reassert narratives of healing from a traumatic past.
Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientif... more Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in scientific discovery and translation to improved health care. Cultural concerns relating to blood have been found to affect the participation of indigenous peoples and minorities in research, but such concerns are rarely specified in the literature. This article presents a review of the role of blood in Australian Aboriginal cultures. We discuss the range of meanings and uses of blood in traditional culture, including their use in ceremonies, healing, and sorcery. We draw on more recent literature on Aboriginal Australians and biomedicine to consider how traditional beliefs may be changing over time. These findings provide an empirical basis for researchers and bioethicists to develop culturally grounded strategies to boost the participation of Aboriginal Australians in biomedical research. They also serve as a model for integrating anthropological literature with bioethical concerns that could be applied to other indigenous and minority groups.
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colonisation process have access to an enormous store of
documents regarding their ancestors. This store is accessible
through application to the state and is often used in the
procurement of land rights, state recognition and personal history
narratives. The process of receiving mass information about the
past is fraught with power dynamics and emotional distress. This
paper explores how this process can be understood critically and
how Aboriginal people are manipulating the system to reassert
narratives of healing from a traumatic past.
colonisation process have access to an enormous store of
documents regarding their ancestors. This store is accessible
through application to the state and is often used in the
procurement of land rights, state recognition and personal history
narratives. The process of receiving mass information about the
past is fraught with power dynamics and emotional distress. This
paper explores how this process can be understood critically and
how Aboriginal people are manipulating the system to reassert
narratives of healing from a traumatic past.