Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England

Curiosity to See and Behold

AvWhitney Dirks

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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This book ties together social and medical history, Disability Studies, and Monster Studies to argue that people discussed unusual bodies in early modern England because they provided newsworthy entertainment, revealed the will of God, and demonstrated the internal workings of Nature.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-06-19
Mått:156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:700 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Premodern Health, Disease, and Disability
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:9789462986671

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Whitney Dirks received her PhD in History at The Ohio State University in 2013. Her research on bodies and unusual anatomies in early modern England is grounded in social history and interacts with a number of interdisciplinary fields: Disability, Fat, Sexuality, and Monster Studies. She is particularly driven by microhistorical approaches and the allure of diving deeply into her source material – conducting close readings of medical treatises, legal cases, and popular print – while exploring connections to broader social concerns, such as Othering and constructions of normalcy.

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Acknowledgments, Dedication, Conventions and Abbreviations, Preface: A Note about Form, Étude 1: An Anomalous Birth, Chapter 1: Introduction: Monstrosity, Disability, and Knowledge, Étude 2: A Newsworthy Event, Chapter 2: Monstrous Print, Étude 3: A Popular Attraction, Chapter 3: Monstrous Shows, Étude 4: The Expert Visitor, Chapter 4: The Royal Society, Étude 5: A Decorative Commodity, Chapter 5: Visual Culture, Étude 6: The Lawsuit, Chapter 6: Conclusion: Autonomy, Agency, and Unfree Labour, Bibliographical Abbreviations, Primary Sources: Archival, Primary Sources: Printed, Visual, Material, Modern Editions, Secondary Sources.