fergusonComments-Logan-week9

Memo 26 I'm wondering what your position is going to be on the appropriation of technology? Are you going to look at the differences in the technologies as they are a) uni-lateral, b) bi-directional and/or c) locally developed and thus retain certain cultural norms, assumptions, constraints, etc.?

Memo 28 I enjoyed the deep description of the dust and scattered lab environment, it gets at the issue of working in difficult environments. However, I don't understand if this lab is situated out in a rural town, in a major city, if the equipment is portable, if the equipment comes from a different country, if the lenses are for the people in the surrounding area or are designed to be exported to other areas... Just some thoughts

Memo 29 An alternative 'practice' that might be interesting would be a two mode description of the before and after surgery practices of an individual. In particular I could see you doing a narrative of someone waking up in the hospital and seeing for the first time in years and then be able to describe the space they occupy.

Memo 30 I think I need to get a description of how you and Anna use neoliberalism. I can't quite tell if you use it as a catchall for the problems of the world or if there are justifiable reasons for using this term over any other? Is it that neoliberals feel that if a person can't 'contribute' due to their blindness then they shouldn't have a voice or are second class citizens? I wonder because you talk about participation with the TEC and the individual getting the surgery in the memo on practice. I'm interested in whether it is possible to draw out the different perceptions of blind and dumb in different contexts from the conferences, to the hospitals to the NGOs in various areas, etc.