Deborah Blizzard
Professor
Deborah Blizzard
Professor
Education
BA, Smith College; MS, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bio
B.A. Government, Smith College
Independent Study Abroad, Edinburgh University (UK)
M.S. Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D. Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Post Doctoral Studies, Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: sociocultural construction of fetoscopy (in utero fetal surgery); bereavement and hope in partially lost twin gestations; cultural analysis of contemporary close-up magic; (re) creation of the human-machine relationship through erotic dolls, feminist pedagogy; gender studies
Courses: Science, Technology and Values; Biomedical Issues: Science and Technology; Cyborg Theory: (Re)Thinking the Human Experience in the 21st Century; Gender, Science and Technology; Reality TV and the Construction of Reality; Magic, Science and Technology; Sexuality, Medicine, Science and Technology
Currently Teaching
In the News
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August 19, 2022
Cyborgs, magic, and wine among unique courses this semester at RIT
College courses are intended to be a bit brainy and thought provoking. But there’s nothing that says they can’t be fun, too.