Encountering the Plague Lewis Darwen

Encountering the Plague Lewis DarwenEncountering the Plague explores human responses to epidemics, past and present, through the lens of different humanities disciplines. The book demonstrates how the humanities can play a meaningful role in key social and political debates, enriching our understanding of human responses to epidemics through time. 20 illus.

A wide range of documentary evidence is used

Offers approachable

And emulating the Romans would provide new models of aesthetic excellence

a consideration of colour and brand identity

part of the inestimable Revels Plays

it will also be of much wider interest

Lukes and Bourdieu alongside recent conceptions of power from important twentieth century figures including Weber

A host of important genres and cinematic movements are featured

especially for minorities

sought to solve the problems of surplus labour by turning workers into frontier farmers

How the other half lives interrogates contemporary social and spatial inequalities in housing

only to grow suspicious of her activities and possible lesbianism