{"product_id":"encountering-the-plague-humanities-takes-on-the-pandemic-9781789389869","title":"Encountering the Plague: Humanities Takes on the Pandemic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eEncountering the Plague is an edited collection of fourteen articles that examine the effects of COVID-19 on everyday life and draw on historical experiences of plague to explore human responses to epidemics. It offers insights from various humanities disciplines and includes thought-provoking commentaries. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 258 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 November 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Intellect\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEncountering the Plague: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Plague in the Modern World is a thought-provoking edited collection that brings together fourteen newly commissioned articles, each of which responds to the theme of plague from different disciplinary perspectives. Contributors focus on the effects of COVID-19 on everyday life, drawing also on insights from different historical experiences of plague as a way of exploring human responses to epidemics, past and present. Each chapter opens with a different illustration that serves as a source for subsequent discussion, enabling readers to make connections between everyday objects, experiences, and broader critical debates about plague and its impact on humanity. Thought-provoking commentaries stem from a variety of humanities disciplines, including archaeology, electronic literature, history, linguistics, media and cultural studies, and musicology. Encountering the Plague explores ways in which humanities research can play a meaningful role in key social and political debates, and provides compelling examples of how the past can inform our understanding of the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEncountering the Plague: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Plague in the Modern World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncountering the Plague: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Plague in the Modern World is a thought-provoking edited collection that brings together fourteen newly commissioned articles, each of which responds to the theme of plague from different disciplinary perspectives. Contributors focus on the effects of COVID-19 on everyday life, drawing also on insights from different historical experiences of plague as a way of exploring human responses to epidemics, past and present. Each chapter opens with a different illustration that serves as a source for subsequent discussion, enabling readers to make connections between everyday objects, experiences, and broader critical debates about plague and its impact on humanity. Thought-provoking commentaries stem from a variety of humanities disciplines, including archaeology, electronic literature, history, linguistics, media and cultural studies, and musicology. Encountering the Plague explores ways in which humanities research can play a meaningful role in key social and political debates, and provides compelling examples of how the past can inform our understanding of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 244 x 170 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781789389869\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":46956480004346,"sku":"9781789389869","price":89.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1734088291703_book.jpg?v=1734351275","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/encountering-the-plague-humanities-takes-on-the-pandemic-9781789389869","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}