Blood and Citizenship in a Fragmented Nation: Logics of Gift, Debt and Inheritance in South Korea
Published online on April 28, 2026
Abstract
Body & Society, Ahead of Print.
Drawing on archival materials and interviews with donors, blood bank staff and experts, this article explores how the logics of gift, debt and inheritance shape the moral and affective economies of citizenship in South Korea. From leading haematologists’ ...
Drawing on archival materials and interviews with donors, blood bank staff and experts, this article explores how the logics of gift, debt and inheritance shape the moral and affective economies of citizenship in South Korea. From leading haematologists’ ...