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Colonial Geographies, Black Geographies, and Bioethics.

Jennifer Mccurdy

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|April 26, 2022

Summary

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This study reveals structural anti-Black racism in bioethics and medicine, where Black experiences are marginalized. It calls for integrating diverse geographies into bioethics to address these systemic issues.

Keywords:

Black feminism Black geographies Katherine McKittrick anti-Black racism bioethics human geography

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Area of Science:

Bioethics
Medical Sociology
Critical Race Theory

Background:

Structural anti-Black racism is embedded within bioethics and medicine.
Dominant White perspectives in bioethics render Black scholars' and patients' experiences geographically invisible.
Colonial structures perpetuate these inequities.

Purpose of the Study:

To illuminate anti-Black racist structures in bioethics and medicine.
To apply Katherine McKittrick's concepts of Black geographies to healthcare and bioethical discourse.
To advocate for a more inclusive bioethical framework.

Main Methods:

Engaging with Katherine McKittrick's "Demonic Grounds: Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle."
Applying concepts of Black geographies to physical healthcare spaces (hospitals, ICUs, birthing rooms).
Analyzing the discursive space of bioethics journals and texts.

Main Results:

Bioethics and medicine perpetuate anti-Black racism by marginalizing Black subjectivities and experiences.
Healthcare settings and bioethical literature often obscure or ignore the unique geographies of Black individuals.
Current frameworks fail to acknowledge or incorporate the spatial realities of Black people.

Conclusions:

Bioethics must dismantle colonial structures that create "ungeographic" spaces for Black individuals.
Integrating Black geographies is crucial for understanding and addressing racism in healthcare.
Bioethics needs to develop the capacity to simultaneously hold multiple, diverse geographies.