WilliamsMemo35

=Williams **Memo 35 Ethical Conundrums**=

*choose your project*
I have chosen to build my project around medical technology transfer because technology transfer is the frame that I have chosen to study important processes that shape values and ethics in technoscience. I could look at almost any process of technology acquisition and usage as technology transfer, though I believe that is not very helpful or interesting. This cause an ethical conundrum if I ignore important empirical observations for others that can be more easily explained using the technology transfer rhetoric.

*who to interview *
A double bind about who to interview, is, I have chosen exemplar cases of medical technology transfer where I am fairly certain the personal strengths of superstar individuals have driven the process forward in a successful manner. If I concentrate in interviewing NGOs created by these groups, how will I find other exemplar cases where the "solo-entrepreneur" was not the method of MTT success? If I do not interview these exemplar NGOs, how will I show other NGOs how to be as successful?

*describe your interviewees*
In my "Describing an Event" memo 30, I mentioned that I believe that neoliberal modernity makes the blind dumb. What I mean, is that with neoliberalism intervening to make everything (including medical humanitarian aid) about fast transactions there is no perceived value in the patience that is required to sit, and listen -- especially to listen to stories from people who are marginalized (the poor, the blind, etc) -- especially when that takes up time which equals money and, or, more medical care for these same marginalized people. So my observation is a reflection more on how neoliberal modernity has shaded medical care -- I think this will come up a lot in my research.