Outbreak narratives
In the 2008 book Contagious: Cultures, Carriers and the Outbreak Narrative, Priscilla Wald explores the circulation of ideas and attitudes to disease across global networks of contact and contagion.
“…an analysis of how the conventions of the outbreak narrative shape attitudes toward disease emergence and social transformation can lead to more effective, just, and compassionate responses both to a changing world and to the problems of global health and human welfare.”
Priscilla Wald, Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative (2008)
Shared by Dr Emily Vincent, Research Fellow in English Literature