Histories of sickle cell anaemia, race and health in postcolonial Britain, c.1950-1995 . (360G-Wellcome-108601_Z_15_Z)

£90,020

Following an extensive historiographical survey and archival research, I will complete an 80,000-100,000 word original thesis. This will be made up of an introduction, setting out historiographical and historical context and establishing my methodology and definitions, and five thematic chapters. The first chapter will deal with the genetic research undertaken on SCA by British scientists such as J B S Haldane and Antony Allison, examining the papers of these and others in UCL Special Collection s. The second chapter will examine the experience of SCA patients and activists as they lobbied the state and health service at archives from the Runnymede Trust and Black Cultural Archive, as well as oral history research. The third chapter will explore the activities and training healthcare professionals undertook to understand the disease, examining journal articles, training films and awareness programmes, held in archives such as the Wellcome Collection and LSHTM. The fourth chapter will ex amine government provision and policy for the treatment of SCA, investigating Commons debates in the Hansard, financial reports and policy development. A fifth chapter will place the disease in its context with the politicised issue of immigration. These strands will be drawn together with a substantive conclusion.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 90020
Applicant Surname Redhead
Approval Committee ERG11 Society and Ethics
Award Date 2015-05-12T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2014/15
Grant Programme: Title PhD Studentship in H&SS
Internal ID 108601/Z/15/Z
Lead Applicant Miss Grace Redhead
Partnership Value 90020
Planned Dates: End Date 2018-09-27T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2015-09-28T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London
Sponsor(s) Prof Jason Peacey