text_combined: macrae graeme sdnlhltgmasseyacnz reminder todays social cultural studies seminar wed 30 april 4pm steps toward social theory pain grant duncan school social cultural studies abstract conversation social theorists biomedical researchers clinicians pain likely difficult one involving quite diverse vocabularies knowledge widely accepted biopsychosocial theory pain tends limited behaviourism employing notions like secondary gains economic incentives leaving us wonder view pain might incorporate advanced theoretical insights qualitative studies persons chronic pain enlightening tended focus individual normally context healthcare systems little done pain wider social phenomenon present paper begins considering expression pain everyday life proceeds consider social distribution pain exposure pain consequences may speak production œsurplus pain¹ artful œadministration¹ pain integral governance populations thus pain comes seen socially productive force reinforcing relations power maintaining calculability subjects 4 pm atrium bldg rm 349 refreshments provided please pass anyone may interested enquiries graeme macrae school social cultural studies 414 0800 x 9045 reply email fri 08 aug 2008 180407 1200 steps toward social theory paintodays sscs seminar