Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore
This thesis explores the development of obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore. Through using Donna Haraway’s theories of cyborgs, this thesis shows how in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, women were encouraged to incorporate technology into their bodies, blurring the line...
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| author | Rao, Tejala Niketan |
| author2 | Park Hyung Wook |
| author_facet | Park Hyung Wook Rao, Tejala Niketan |
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| description | This thesis explores the development of obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore. Through using Donna Haraway’s theories of cyborgs, this thesis shows how in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, women were encouraged to incorporate technology into their bodies, blurring the lines between humans and technology. Hence, the Singaporean woman was re-conceptualized as a network of processes stretching beyond Singapore’s borders. This perspective allows us to understand the contradictions of the Singaporean woman’s role in the medical system. At the same time, it becomes evident that these contradictions were merely a microcosm of the Singaporean medical system as it operated in the broader global environment. Although the official narrative propounded was one of triumphalist medical progress, the reality was very different for practitioners and patients alike, as the forces of global capitalism introduced a new type of anxiety that complicated the relationship between doctors and patients. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/765982019-12-10T12:32:41Z Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore Rao, Tejala Niketan Park Hyung Wook School of Humanities DRNTU::Humanities::History This thesis explores the development of obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore. Through using Donna Haraway’s theories of cyborgs, this thesis shows how in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, women were encouraged to incorporate technology into their bodies, blurring the lines between humans and technology. Hence, the Singaporean woman was re-conceptualized as a network of processes stretching beyond Singapore’s borders. This perspective allows us to understand the contradictions of the Singaporean woman’s role in the medical system. At the same time, it becomes evident that these contradictions were merely a microcosm of the Singaporean medical system as it operated in the broader global environment. Although the official narrative propounded was one of triumphalist medical progress, the reality was very different for practitioners and patients alike, as the forces of global capitalism introduced a new type of anxiety that complicated the relationship between doctors and patients. Bachelor of Arts in History 2019-03-29T02:23:21Z 2019-03-29T02:23:21Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76598 en Nanyang Technological University 62 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Humanities::History Rao, Tejala Niketan Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore |
| title | Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore |
| title_full | Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore |
| title_fullStr | Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore |
| title_short | Cyborg emerging : obstetrics and gynaecology in post-independence Singapore |
| title_sort | cyborg emerging obstetrics and gynaecology in post independence singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Humanities::History |
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