Bodies Out of Control: Rethinking Science Texts

by Matthew Weinstein

What is the cultural politics of science, health, and disease in the U.S.' Bodies Out of Control explores this question through a series of case studies. From its in-depth examination of the discussions of sickle-cell anemia, schistosomiasis, and cancer in middle school and high school textbooks to its analysis of the news coverage of the anthrax attacks of 2001, the book reveals the entanglements of science, colonialism, nationalism, and identity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433105152
• ISBN13: 9781433105159
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 144 Pages