Bionic Bodies and Interchangeable Organs- scientific practices and knowledge production about non-human hearts

• Grant number: 13/02389-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2013
• Effective date (End): March 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Anthropology
• Principal Investigator: Heloisa Buarque de Almeida
• Grantee: Marisol Marini
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/08723-7 - Bionic bodies and interchangeable Organs: scientific practices and knowledge production about non-human hearts, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Important organ of the human body, fundamental "machine" to the functioning of the body, the seat of the soul and feelings in certain cultural elaborations, the heart is the object of this research, focusing on scientific developments on machines called "artificial hearts". It aims to investigate the practices and the production of scientific knowledge and techniques about "artificial hearts" and non-humans organ transplants, as well as the biotechnological and biomedical concepts involved, seeking to analyze how those conceptions and practices alter the forms of material existence of the body and the very concept of human.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MARISOL MARINI; STELIO MARRAS. Expor e proteger: reflexões sobre práticas científicas experimentais a partir de um estudo de caso. Vibrant, v. 19, 2023-02-13. (13/02389-2, 18/22183-3)

MARISOL MARINI. A atuação da imaginação no desenvolvimento de Corações Artificiais: por uma compreensão da corporificação e partilha da imaginação. Mana, v. 27, n. 2, 2021-09-10. (13/02389-2, 18/22183-3)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MARINI, Marisol. Bionic bodies and interchangeable organs: knowledge and scientific practices on non-human heart production. 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.