About the project
Almost 80 years of mass-usage of antimicrobials on a global scale has caused life-threatening levels of antimicrobial resistance. While antimicrobial usage has provided medical and economic advantages, it has also created unexpected and dangerous effects. Resistance has developed in tandem with human mass production of medicines, reflecting how human attempts at controlling microbial action have failed to take into consideration microbial response to human practices.
An overall objective for this project is to explore how humans can take responsibility for the future without falling back on dominating and controlling attempts that override non-human agency. The project is part of the project ‘Bodies in Translation: Science, Knowledge and Sustainability in Cultural Translation’ funded by the Research Council Norway and led by Professor John Ødemark at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages.
Financing
Research Council Norway via the project Bodies in Translation: Science, Knowledge and Sustainability in Cultural Translation, and Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education
Cooperation
- SHE Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, UiO
- Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, UiO