Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear—fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in your child’s air, food, mattress, medicine, and vaccines. She finds that you cannot immunize your child, or yourself, from the world.
In this bold, fascinating book, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world, both historically and in the present moment. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire’s Candide, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, Susan Sontag’s AIDS and Its Metaphors, and beyond. On Immunity is a moving account of how we are all interconnected—our bodies and our fates.
First, this is an excellent, thought-provoking book. Biss uses the subjects of immunity and vaccines to explore a broad range of social, philosophical, and scientific issues. Her writing is incisive and elegant.
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I would recommend the hard copy version to others. The final 25% of the kindle version consists of book notes, the sort of notes that should be included as footnotes but are often found at the end of books rather than at the bottom of the corresponding page. The kindle version has no page numbers and, worse yet, no active links to let you know when you are reading a passage for which an end note provides further information. Consequently, there is almost no way to read this book as it is intended to be read in the kindle edition.
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On Immunity: An Inoculation Details
- Author: Eula Biss ( Download PDF :
) - Hardcover: 216 pages
- ISBN-10: 1555976891
- ISBN-13: 978-1555976897
- Publisher: Graywolf Press (September 30, 2014)
- Language: English
- Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.6 inches
About the Author
Eula Biss is the author of Notes from No Man’s Land, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism, and The Balloonists. Her essays have appeared in the Believer and Harper’s Magazine. She teaches at Northwestern University and lives in Chicago, Illinois.
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