Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Overview

Kim Fernandes is a sociocultural anthropologist interested in disability, data and technology. Their research explores how assumptions about normalcy and the body shape and are shaped by the development of various technologies. Focusing on urban India, Kim's first book project looks at how the body meets and moves through the world. This ethnographic project studies how national enumeration and identification infrastructures are shaped by numerical representations of everyday experiences with disability. Research for this project has been supported by the Social Science Research Council and the Taraknath Das Foundation.

Kim's research interests lie at the intersections of disability studies, science and technology studies, and the anthropology of South Asia. Their interest in disability and technology has led them to begin a new collaborative research project on neurotechnologies and disability. Focusing on North America and centering the perpsectives of disabled people, this ethnographic project attends to the development of neurotechnologies that targeted specifically toward experiences of disability.

Kim's research, teaching and community engagements are informed by their experience working in education and monitoring and evaluation prior to beginning their PhD. Among other public-facing scholarly engagements, they are the Managing Editor of Platypus, an interdisciplinary science studies blog. Please see their personal website for a fuller overview of research outputs and other recent updates: www.kimfernandes.com

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