Dr Christine Hauskeller
MA in Philosophy and Sociology, Dr phil in Philosophy
Extension: 5129
Telephone: 01392 725129
Egenis Co-Director and Senior Research Fellow
My background is in Frankfurt School-type philosophy. I finished my PhD in philosophy with a book on contemporary modes of conceptualizing the subject (focussing on Michel Foucault and Judith Butler - monograph published 2000, in German). The work I currently engage in may be described as Critical Philosophy of the Life Sciences, including both the philosophy of science and medicine and also bioethics.
I have been working on several proejcts related to identity politics, and genomics and stem cell research since 1999. In this area I presently concentrate on the mutual interaction between scientific developments, regulation and social and ethical attitudes. My work on genomics and its role in the various politics around human identity recieved an award from the Programme for Ethics & Public Life at Cornell University in 2006.
I have published broadly in these fields and I like presenting my work in talks to both academic and wider public audiences. I also engage with government institutions and have growing responsibilities as an advisor and supervisor.
