Talks
2012
Lemke, Thomas: "Geschlechterverhältnisse und Familienkonzepte. Der Einsatz von DNA-Analysen in Einwanderungsverfahren". Cornelia Goethe Centrum, Goethe University. Frankfurt, Germany. February 2012.
2011
Heinemann, Torsten: “Verifying the family? DNA kinship testing in immigration cases.” Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. Halle (Saale), Germany. May 2011.
Heinemann, Torsten: "DNA Testing for Family Reunification as a Technology of Surveillance". Symposium "Exposing Bodies: Surveillance and Embodiment" of The Surveillance & Everyday Life Research Group. Sydney, Australia. July 2011
Heinemann, Torsten: "Soziale, politische und ethische Implikationen von DNA-Tests für den Familiennachzug". Arbeitstagung Migrationsdienste und Flüchtlingshilfe. Caritasverband Frankfurt e.V. Frankfurt, Germany. September 2011.
Heinemann, Torsten: "A commentary on the lay assessment of paternity typing ordered by law courts". International Seminar Social impacts of DNA paternity testing: A multidisciplinary approach. Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology (IPATIMUP), University of Porto, Portugal. October 2011.
Heinemann, Torsten: "The truth about the family: DNA testing for family reunification". Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). Cleveland, Ohio. November 2011
Lemke, Thomas: "DNA testing for family reunification: The geneticization of family in immigration policies". International Seminar Social impacts of DNA paternity testing: A multidisciplinary approach. Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology (IPATIMUP), University of Porto, Portugal. October 2011.
Lemke, Thomas: "Suspect families: DNA kinship testing and its implications for the concept of family". Workshop "Data - Difference - Diversity. Technologies of Differentiation in the Life Sciences" at the MPIWG Berlin. Berlin, Germany. November 2011.
Lemke, Thomas, and Heinemann, Torsten: "Geneticization of the family? The use of DNA-testing in the context of immigration". ESA 10th Conference. Geneva, Switzerland. September 2011
Lemke, Thomas, and Heinemann, Torsten: The body does not lie. Report from an ongoing research project. Workshop AGIO, Institute for Social Research. Frankfurt, Germany. June 2011
Naue, Ursula: "DNA analysis for family reunification: Putting the concept of genetic citizenship into practice." APHA (American Public Health Association) 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington (DC), USA. November 2011.
Tapaninen, Anna-Maria: “Making Relations: The Verification of Genuine Ties in Family Reunification”. Welfare in Porous Societies. Joensuu, Finland. May/June 2011.
Tapaninen, Anna-Maria: “Into the Word of Acronyms: On Anthropological Engagements with the Study of Biotechnologies”. Finnish Anthropology Conference. Helsinki, Finland. September 2011.
Tapaninen, Anna-Maria: “Kinship ties on the move: DNA Analysis for Family Reunification”. Border Securities, Human Experiences (Enacting Laws and Policies, Embodying State Practices), Malta. October 2011.
Weiss, Martin: "The use of DNA testing for immigration purposes and its philosophical implications". Weimar denkt II - Mit den Fellows des Kollegs Friedrich Nietzsche im Getümmel der Stadt. Weimar, Germany. August 2011.
Weiss, Martin: "Strange DNA: Ethical Aspects of DNA Analysis for Family Reunification". Three-Nation Conference of the German, Austrian and Swiss Sociological Association. Innsbruck, Austria. September/October 2011.
2010
Guggenheimer, Jacob: “DNA and Immigration: Ethical implications of DNA Analysis for Family Reunification.” 10th Annual Conference Migration and Family. University of Basel, Switzerland. June 2010.
Helén, Ilpo: “DNA and Immigration. Social, political and ethical implications of DNA testing for family reunification.” Conference: Ten Years After - Mapping the societal landscape of genomics. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. May 2010.
Lemke, Thomas: “Some critical remarks on the conjuncture of the concept ‘biological citizenship’.” Workshop on Biosociality/Biocitizenship, Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities. University of Bergen, Norway. February 2010
Lemke, Thomas: “Contemporary Perspectives of Biopolitics.” Guest Lecture. University of Bergen, Norway. February 2010
Lemke, Thomas: “Die Nutzung von DNA-Tests in Einwanderungsverfahren: das Beispiel Deutschland.” Graduiertenkolleg “Auf dem Weg in die Wissensgesellschaft”, University Bielefeld, Germany. May 2010.
Lemke, Thomas: “Biosociality, health and citizenship.” Keynote Lecture, Society for the Social History of Medicine 2010 Annual Conference. Durham and Newcastle, UK. July 2010
Lemke, Thomas, and Torsten Heinemann: “Biology and Citizenship: DNA testing for family reunification as a technology of surveillance.” European Association for the Study of Science and Technology 2010 biennial conference. Trento, Italy. September 2010.
Lemke, Thomas, and Torsten Heinemann: “Soziale, politische und ethische Implikationen der Nutzung von DNA-Tests in Einwanderungsverfahren”. Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Modern Life Sciences and Biotechnology. Status seminar (ELSA), Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Berlin, Germany. November 2010.
Tapaninen, Anna-Maria: “Defining and Ascertaining the Authenticity of Kinship Ties: DNA Testing in Family Reunification in Finland. “ Finnish Anthropology Conference, Helsinki, May 2010.
Tapaninen, Anna-Maria: “Blood ties and Relatedness: Family Reunification in Finland through DNA Testing.” 11th Biannual Conference of European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA), Maynooth, Ireland. August 2010.
Weiss, Martin G. and Jacob Guggenheimer: “DNA and immigration: Social, political and ethical implications of DNA analysis for family reunification. (Subproject philosophical and ethical aspects of DNA analysis for family reunification)”. Poster presentation. GEN-AU Evaluation Conference, Vienna, May 2010.
Weiss, Martin G.: “DNA and Immigration. Ethical aspects of DNA Analysis for Family Reunification” 9th Annual IAS-STS conference Critical Issues in Science and Technology Studies. Graz, Austria. May 2010.
Weiss, Martin G. and Jacob Guggenheimer: “Was haben DNA-Tests mit Politik zu tun?“ Panel discussion. Long night of science, Philosophy Department of the University of Klagenfurt, November 2010.
