Description
This book explores ethnographic studies of diagnostic work in diverse settings. Switching attention from product (‘diagnosis’) to process (‘diagnosing’), it reveals the importance of collaborative, socio-material, technologically augmented practices, exploring the potential of the multi-disciplinary studies presented to inform innovation. Edited By Monika Bscher, Dawn Goodwin and Jessica Mesman Introduction: Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work; M.Bscher, D.Goodwin & J.Mesman PART I: FINDING FAULT WITH FAULT FINDING Reading the Signs: Prison Officers’ Mindful Diagnosis of Potential Self-harm and Suicide; A.Wilson Making and Breaking Trouble-shooting Logics: Diagnosis in Office Settings; J.O’Neill Making Matters Speak in Railway Maintenance; J.M.Sanne Sensing the Way: Embodied Dimensions of Diagnostic Work; D.Goodwin PART II: A TOPOGRAPHY OF DIAGNOSTIC WORK Diagnostic Work in Collaborative Practices in Neonatal Care; J.Mesman Diagnosis as Dialogue: Diagnostic Work in Calls to a Technical Support Helpline; A.Firth & M.Emmison Heartfelt and Heartseen: Making a Diagnosis Through Coronary Angiogram; P.Byrne & K.Stengel Managing the Diagnostic Space in Calls for Help; J.Pooler PART III: TOWARDS A NEW CONCEPTUALIZATION OF DIAGNOSTIC WORK Matereal Methods; M.Bscher & P.Holst Mogensen Diagnosing and Acting upon Dementia: Marte meo; I.Moser Will-ful Cyborgs? Producing Selves via VET; A.Choby Suspicious Minds?; R.S.Slack, R.Procter, M.Hartswood, A.Voss & M.Rouncefield Moving Towards a New View of Diagnostic Work: Some Implications; R.Bal, M.Bscher, D.Goodwin, J.Mesman, D.Sangiorgi & A.Smith
