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Ian McGonigle

Ian McGonigle

mailto:mcgonigle (at) post.harvard.edu

Ian McGonigle is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Maynooth University. Previously he was a Nanyang Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University where he founded and directed a Science, Technology, and Society research laboratory. He received his PhD in Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology from Harvard University. His work in the anthropological study of science circles the role of science and technology in identity formation and nation-building. His book, Genomic Citizenship (MIT Press 2021) explores the relationship between science and identity in the contemporary Middle East. He also co-edited with Rachel Feldman, Settler-Indigeneity in the West Bank (McGill-QueensUP).

In recent years, he has made two multi-award-winning documentary films about science, identity, and religion. Ian is currently interested in the relationships between Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism) and social theory.

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/ian-mcgonigle

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