Modernist parasites : bioethics, dependency, and literature, post-1900 /

This book analyzes the unstable, shifting perceptions of parasites in biological and social settings after 1900. It argues that "parasite" is a dangerous label for nonhuman animals and minorities, yet many modernist writers reimagine the parasite as the embodiment of dependency in a posthu...

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Main Author: Williams, Sebastian, 1992- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2023].
Series:Posthumanities and citizenship futures.
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Summary:This book analyzes the unstable, shifting perceptions of parasites in biological and social settings after 1900. It argues that "parasite" is a dangerous label for nonhuman animals and minorities, yet many modernist writers reimagine the parasite as the embodiment of dependency in a posthumanist world.
Physical Description:xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
ISBN:9781666921298
1666921297