Stark, JF orcid.org/0000-0002-0638-0804 and Stones, C (2019) Constructing representations of germs in the twentieth century. Cultural and Social History, 16 (3). pp. 287-314. ISSN 1478-0038
Abstract
The development of germ theories of disease was reliant on the exchange of representations and descriptions of microorganisms. Visual properties were critical in establishing a shared understanding of agents of disease and their causal role. However, historians have yet to explore in detail the representation of microorganisms aimed at audiences beyond specialists. The public visual culture of germs offers a new window through which to understand health campaigns, their motivations, and intended audiences. We argue that still and moving images of germs made visible social anxieties surrounding health, race, class, and national security in ways not yet recognised.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Medicine; germs; graphic design; film; public health |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Arts & Humanities Research Council AHRC AH/R002029/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2019 14:24 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14780038.2019.1585314 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140499 |
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