Andrea Kitta
John G. Douglass (Statistical Research, Inc. / University of Arizona), General Editor
Editorial Board
Stephen Acabado (University of California, Los Angeles)
Koh Keng We (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Christine Beaule (University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)
Laura Matthew (Marquette University)
Martin Gibbs (University of New England, Armidale, Australia)
Sara Gonzalez (University of Washington)
Steven W. Hackel (University of California, Riverside)
Stacie M. King (Indiana University)
Rafael de Bivar Marquese (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Lee Panich (Santa Clara University)
Christopher R. DeCorse (University of Syracuse)
Innocent Pikirayi (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Christopher Rodning (Tulane University)
Lynette Russell (Monash University, Australia)
Natalie Swanepoel (University of South Africa)
Juliet Wiersema (University of Texas, San Antonio)
The University Press of Colorado is accepting manuscripts for publication in our Global Colonialism series, a collection of nonfiction books that investigate the effects of colonialism globally on both colonizers and the colonized. Books in the series will be selected from across a variety of fields, including archaeology, anthropology, ethnohistory, and history.
Conquest and colonization have characterized the human experience from the time of the emergence of state-level societies. We invite global case studies, from the earliest known examples in antiquity to the current day, as well as more synthetic works that study the ties between areas connected by colonialism. Books in this series should study colonial processes at a local level, while also examining how these processes connect to larger spheres and themes.
All proposals for the this series should follow the press submission guidelines, and submission will be evaluated by the press acquisitions staff, the series editors and/or editorial board, as well as outside experts.
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Andrea Kitta
Andrea Kitta is associate professor in the Department of English at East Carolina University with a specialty in medicine, belief, and the supernatural. Her current research includes vaccines, pandemic illness, contagion and contamination, stigmatized diseases, disability, health information on the internet, and Slender Man. She is the author of the 2012 Brian McConnell Book Award winner Vaccinations and Public Concern in History and coeditor of Diagnosing Folklore.
Free resources for understanding cultural responses to the COVID-19 outbreak
The stories, jokes, conspiracy theories, and rumors around outbreaks can be more damaging than the diseases that spawn them, and yet the fears and doubts of the general public are very real. Especially now, better communication and greater sensitivity are required in conversations about infectious disease and public health.
University Press of Colorado | Utah State University Press is offering free access to these two fantastic resources for understanding cultural responses to the current outbreak of coronavirus.
Kiss of Death: Online Teaching Resources
We are offering free resources for teachers who are suddenly teaching online and want to cover COVID-19 with their students. In the video, Dr. Kitta discusses the differences between gossip, rumor, urban legend, and conspiracies theories, then relates all of these folklore genres to the COVID-19 outbreak. This update contextualizes the work previously done in the book and gives a starting point for discussion about COVID-19 that can be used independently or in conjunction with the text. You can download an open access copy of The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination, and Folklore. Chapter 2 specifically will align nicely with the use of the video.
Download the PDF in the 'Download Attachments" section below.
