October 2016

Donated Blood, the Body and the Self: Towards a Hierarchy of the Self?

This paper examines the changes in relationship between the body, society and donated blood.  Studies in this area (Waldby 2004; Tutton 2002; Scully et al., 2006; Shaw, 2010) have focused on the moral or ethical issues related to blood donation rather than corporeal and cultural issues. This paper deconstructs the impact of developments in bio-technology and commodification of blood with regard to the self, blood...

Author(s): Pat Mahon-Daly