Technology and the body have always intersected, from what we eat and drink, to how we spend our time, heal our bodies or fight wars. How we use technology matters. It can reinforce sexism, racism, ableism, and inequality, or provide pathways to living well. As a historian who has spent 20 years researching medicine, emotion, and the body, I’m looking forward to supporting interdisciplinary research across King’s that explores the ethical, cultural and social worlds of past, present and future technologies.– Professor Fay Bound Alberti, Director of the Centre for Technology and the Body
Professor Fay Bound Alberti is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, she directs the project Interface, which explores the history and meanings of the human face.