Linsey McGoey explained
| Linsey McGoey |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1978 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Known For: | Research in Ignorance studies and about charity |
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| Alma Mater: | London School of Economics |
| Thesis Title: | The value of ignorance: Antidepressant drugs and the policies of objectivity in medicine |
| Thesis Url: | http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2008/ |
| Thesis Year: | 2007 |
| Discipline: | Sociology |
Linsey McGoey (born 17 April 1978[1]) is a Canadian sociologist and academic based in England. She is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex.[2] She is known for having written about philanthropy in her book No Such Thing as a Free Gift and co-editing the Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies with Matthias Gross.[3] [4] [5] Her next book, The Unknowers: How Elite Ignorance Rules the World, was published in 2019.[6]
Education and career
She was educated at Carleton University, graduating with a BA in Journalism. She then completed an MA at the London School of Economics in Anthropology.[7]
She received a PhD from the London School of Economics in 2007 with a thesis on The value of ignorance: Antidepressant drugs and the policies of objectivity in medicine.[8]
Major works
- McGoey, L. (2014). An introduction to the sociology of ignorance: essays on the limits of knowing. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-13-877967-9.
- Gross, M. and McGoey, L., editors (2015). Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-71896-7.
- McGoey, L. (2015). No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy. Verso Publication. ISBN 9781784780838.
- McGoey, L. (2019). The Unknowers: How Strategic Ignorance Rules the World. Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1780326351.
References
- Web site: Linsey MCGOEY - Personal Appointments . . 2021-05-22.
- Web site: Profile for Linsey McGoey at the University of Essex. www.essex.ac.uk. 2019-04-17.
- News: No Such Thing As a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy by Linsey McGoey – review. Beckett. Andy. 2015-10-24. The Guardian. 2019-04-17. en-GB. 0261-3077.
- Web site: Review: 'No Such Thing As a Free Gift', by Linsey McGoey. Jack. Andrew. 28 October 2015. Financial Times. en-GB. 2019-04-17.
- News: Everything you ever wanted to know about ignorance, but were afraid to ask – the "Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies". Washington Post. en. 2019-04-17.
- Web site: Overview of forthcoming university press books on Donald J. Trump. www.insidehighered.com. en. 2019-04-17.
- Web site: What are Philanthropic Organizations Hiding? An Interview with Linsey McGoey. booksandideas.net. en. 2021-12-15.
- McGoey. Linsey. 2007. The value of ignorance: Antidepressant drugs and the policies of objectivity in medicine. PhD. London School of Economics and Political Science. 20 August 2021.
