AMERICAN VENOM

Dr. Balloffet in a venomous snake handling class

I’m currently at work on my book project: American Venom: Animals, Science, & the Hemisphere. Since 2019 I have been conducting research in a variety of archives and field sites related to the venomous animals and antivenom medicines.  I draw on critical archival methods, conduct oral histories, and work to center “beyond human” subjects (animals and environments) in a novel account of inter-American relations over the course of the last century.

Dr. Balloffet at Instituto Clodomiro Picado Production Facility