Constructing Representations of Germs in the Twentieth Century
Constructing Representations of Germs in the Twentieth Century
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DOI：
10.1080/14780038.2019.1585314
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发表时间：
2019-05-27
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0.6
通讯作者：
Stones, Catherine
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作者：
Stark, James F.;Stones, Catherine
疾病的细菌理论的发展依赖于对微生物的表述和描述的交流。视觉特性对于建立对致病因素及其因果作用的共同理解至关重要。然而，历史学家还没有详细地探索微生物的代表，这些微生物针对的是专家以外的受众。细菌的公共视觉文化提供了一个新的窗口，通过它来理解健康运动、它们的动机和目标受众。我们认为，细菌的静止和运动图像以一种尚未被认识到的方式，产生了围绕健康、种族、阶级和国家安全的明显的社会焦虑。
The development of germ theories of disease was reliant on the exchange of representations and descriptions of microorganisms. Visual properties were critical in establishing a shared understanding of agents of disease and their causal role. However, historians have yet to explore in detail the representation of microorganisms aimed at audiences beyond specialists. The public visual culture of germs offers a new window through which to understand health campaigns, their motivations, and intended audiences. We argue that still and moving images of germs made visible social anxieties surrounding health, race, class, and national security in ways not yet recognised.