Posthuman pathogenesis : contagion in literature, arts, and media / edited by Basak Agin and Safak Horzum.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge Studies in Literature and Health HumanitiesPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2023.Description: xvii, 257 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781032264264

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121.4 AGI

Summary: This diverse collection of literary and cultural responses to contagions offers valuable insights into the intersection of posthumanities, environmental humanities, and medical humanities, highlighting how we address complex issues like communicable diseases in the modern era. By exploring both fictional and real contagions—from Jeep and SHEVA to plague, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19—Posthuman Pathogenesis delves into the inseparable connections between nature and culture, materiality and meaning-making, as well as the human and the nonhuman.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS	நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor	121.4 AGI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	177671

Includes index.

This diverse collection of literary and cultural responses to contagions offers valuable insights into the intersection of posthumanities, environmental humanities, and medical humanities, highlighting how we address complex issues like communicable diseases in the modern era. By exploring both fictional and real contagions—from Jeep and SHEVA to plague, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19—Posthuman Pathogenesis delves into the inseparable connections between nature and culture, materiality and meaning-making, as well as the human and the nonhuman.

Posthuman pathogenesis : contagion in literature, arts, and media / edited by Basak Agin and Safak Horzum.

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