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A discussion of whiteness as an “ethos” or “relational category” in bioethics, drawing on examples from medical and historical research.
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In the book, everyone is named, but by the time of its publication I was teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where my research was declared to be “exempt” from ethics scrutiny. As it happened, a serious ethical issue did arise during my time among the Fore, a problem that threatened the lives of some of my interviewees, unanticipated by any IRB. I had to work out how to deal with this myself in the field, with discreet assistance from Fore leaders.
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Anderson, W. The Whiteness of Bioethics. Bioethical Inquiry 18, 93–97 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-020-10075-y
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