Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine

Welch, Tana Jean

Advancing Medical Posthumanism Through Twenty-First Century American Poetry places contemporary poetics in dialogue with posthumanism and biomedicine in order to create a framework for advancing a posthuman-affirmative ethics within the culture of medical practice. This book makes a case for a posthumanist understanding of the body—one that sees health and illness not as properties possessed by individual bodies, but as processes that connect bodies to their social and natural environment, shaping their capacity to act, think, and feel. Tana Jean Welch demonstrates how contemporary American poetry is specifically poised to develop a pathway toward a posthuman intervention in biomedicine, the field of medical humanities, medical discourse, and the value systems that guide U.S. healthcare in general. 

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2025-02-08

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031498909

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-49888-6

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 200