Artificial Parts, Practical Lives: Modern Histories of Prosthetics
by Katherine Ott • David Serlin • Stephen Mihm
These essays are valuable first forays into the history of prosthetics. From the wooden teeth of George Washington to the Bly prosthesis, popular in the 1860s and boasting easy uniform motions of the limb, to today's lifelike approximations, prosthetic devices reveal the extent to which the evolutio... More
Artificial Parts, Practical Lives
From the wooden teeth of George Washington to the Bly prosthesis, popular in the 1860s and boasting easy uniform motions of the limb, to today's lifelike approximations, prosthetic devices reveal the extent to which the evolution and design of technologies of the body are intertwined with both the p... More
Keywords for Disability Studies
by Rachel Adams • David Serlin • Benjamin Reiss
Keywords for Disability Studies aims to broaden and define the conceptual framework of disability studies for readers and practitioners in the field and beyond. The volume engages some of the most pressing debates of our time, such as prenatal testing, euthanasia, accessibility in public transportat... More
The Routledge History of American Sexuality (Routledge Histories)
by David Serlin • Kevin P. Murphy • Jason Ruiz
The Routledge History of American Sexuality brings together contributions from leading scholars in history and related fields to provide a far-reaching but concrete history of sexuality in the United States. This interdisciplinary group of authors explores a wide variety of case studies and concep... More
Cultural Humility: Engaging Diverse Identities in Therapy
by Joshua N. Hook; Don Davis; Jesse Owen; Cirleen Deblaere
Many mental health practitioners (MHPs) today recognize and affirm the importance of cultural background -- race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality -- in their clients' lives. But many MHPs struggle to address cultural issues in practice, whether because of unfamiliarity, or fear of giving offense, or be... More
Political Symbolism in Modern Europe: Essays in Honour of George L.Mosse
by Seymour Drescher; David Sabean; Allan Sharlin
By collectively concentrating on the theme of political symbolism in modern Europe, the contributors to this volume have chosen to honor a revered teacher and colleague by developing a set of variations on one of his primary scholarly concerns. The essays deal with familiar domains in the history of... More