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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2023].
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781666921298 1666921297 |