Reporting skin and the wounded body in victorian britain
Auteur :
Garrisi, Diana
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031753671
Date de publication :
6 déc. 2024
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this book explains what made skin newsworthy in Victorian Britain. Narratives related to skin, such as wounds caused by corporal punishment, plagues resulting from neglect in workhouses, and occupational skin diseases, emerged as defining features of Victorian newspapers.