Syphilis and Subjectivity From the Victorians to the Present
This book demystifies the cultural work of syphilis from the late nineteenth century to the present. By interrogating the motivations that engender habits of belief, thought, and conduct regarding the disease and notions of the self, this interdisciplinar
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EDITED BY KARI NIXON AND LORENZO SERVITJE
Syphilis and Subjectivity
Kari Nixon • Lorenzo Servitje Editors
Syphilis and Subjectivity From the Victorians to the Present
Editors Kari Nixon Department of English Whitworth University Spokane, WA, United States
Lorenzo Servitje Department of English and Health, Medicine, and Society Program Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA, United States
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Editors and Contributors
Editors Kari Nixon is an assistant professor at Whitworth University. Her research focuses on the confluence of microbiology, germ theory, and social norms in the late nineteenth century. Her articles have appeared in Disability Studies Quarterly, Configurations: A Journal of Literature and Science, Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and Journal for Medical Humanities. Her co-edited collection, Endemic: Essays in Contagion Theory, was published with Palgrave in 2016. Lorenzo Servitje is Assistant Professor of Literature and Medicine at Lehigh University, working in the English Department and Health, Medicine, and Society Program. He researches the intersections of medical discourse and literature, focusing on the metaphorical militarization of medicine in the Victorian period. He also researches contemporary popular and technocultural representations of medicine. His articles have appeared in Journal of M
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