What Can We Learn From Fakes?

It seems that fakes are everywhere – very few domains of social life are exempt from concerns about fakes and a general ‘crisis of authenticity’. While fakes are often considered worthless, this talk argues that fakes can signal blind spots in our understanding of health-related matters. 

This lecture draws on examples from the art world and discussion of fakes in films and what these can tell us about fakes in domains of health and medicine.

A lecture by Dr Patricia Kingori

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/fakes

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